Connor McDavid's 4-point night propels Oilers past Penguins

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Feb 23, 2023; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Penguins center Jeff Carter (77) moves the puck against Edmonton Oilers defenseman Philip Broberg (86) during the first period at PPG Paints Arena.
Feb 23, 2023; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Penguins center Jeff Carter (77) moves the puck against Edmonton Oilers defenseman Philip Broberg (86) during the first period at PPG Paints Arena.
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Connor McDavid had two goals and two assists as the visiting Edmonton Oilers scored seven straight goals Thursday to punch the Pittsburgh Penguins 7-2.

Leon Draisaitl and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins each added a goal and an assist; Kailer Yamamoto, Devin Shore and Warren Foegele also scored; and Tyson Barrie had two assists for the Oilers, who have won two straight.

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Edmonton goaltender Stuart Skinner made 22 saves.

Kris Letang scored twice and Evgeni Malkin had two assists for the Penguins, who have lost four straight.

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Pittsburgh goaltender Tristan Jarry gave up six goals on 29 shots through two periods and was replaced by Casey DeSmith, who made 14 saves.

Letang gave the Penguins a 1-0 lead at 1:05 of the first. From near the bottom of the right circle, he swept the puck inside the near post.

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McDavid began the Oilers' barrage when, from a severe angle, he put the puck in off Jarry's right shoulder for a power-play goal at 13:18 of the first to tie it.

On another power play, Draisaitl batted a rebound out of the air and past Jarry's glove at 17:49 of the first to make it 2-1.

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At 6:06 of the second, Yamamoto got to a rebound in tight and scored to push it to 3-1.

Shore picked up his first goal of the season 1:44 later to put Edmonton up 4-1 after Jarry turned the puck over deep.

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At 15:10 of the second, the Oilers got a two-on-one, and Draisaitl set up Foegele, who put the puck in off Jarry's right pad for a 5-1 lead.

With 1:06 left in the second, Nugent-Hopkins notched his 600th career point and increased Edmonton's edge to 6-1 with a shot under Jarry's pads from the right dot.

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An apparent Penguins' power-play goal by Malkin at 2:28 of the third was waved off by a successful offside challenge, and an apparent goal by Pittsburgh's Jeff Carter at 8:24 was disallowed because he deflected it with a high stick.

McDavid scored on a penalty shot with 3:33 left.

Letang added a power-play goal with 1:48 left.

--Field Level Media