Connor McDavid and Corey Perry scored in the second period and the Edmonton Oilers rallied to beat the Seattle Kraken 4-2 for their third straight win.
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Edmonton Oilers forward Corey Perry made a sarcastic remark regarding his exchange with J.T. Miller following a heated second period between the Oilers and the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday.
The Edmonton Oilers went 2-1-0 in three games last week, improving to 31-15-3 on the season. With their win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday afternoon, they claimed the top spot in the Pacific Division for the first time in five years.
After a few weeks of constant line shuffling, the Oilers are icing what could be considered their "regular" lineup tonight as they visit the Canucks in Vancouver.
Only three players in the NHL are older than Corey Perry. At 39 years old, the 20-year NHL veteran has won just about everything there is to win in the sport of hockey: A Stanley Cup, gold medals at the Olympics (twice), World Cup, World Championship, and World Juniors, a Memorial Cup, a Hart Trophy, a Rocket Richard Trophy, and more.
Won't play against Detroit
Kapanen missed Wednesday's practice due to an illness, per Tony Brar of Oilers TV.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored two goals to help the Edmonton Oilers beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2. Edmonton improved to 21-6-1 in its last 28 games.
Leon Draisaitl & Zach Hyman record three points apiece on Thursday as the Oilers earn retribution against their Pacific Division rivals with a 6-2 victory over the Canucks at Rogers Place
Things quickly got out of hand near the end of Saturday’s matchup between the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks, and the fun part about that is that we didn’t have to wait long for the rematch.
Kraken 2, Oilers 4 Not exactly a masterpiece at Rogers Place on Monday night, but the Edmonton Oilers’ mastery of the Seattle Kraken continued with an eighth consecutive victory for the blue and orange.