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Edmonton's franchise record for longest winning
streak against one team in a single season is eight, set against
the Winnipeg Jets in 1983-84.
Leon Draisaitl, Tyson Barrie and Tyler Ennis all collected a
goal and an assist, while goalie Mike Smith made 23 saves to
backstop the Oilers to a fourth consecutive victory overall.
McDavid's three-point game gave him 51 points on the season in
his 29th game. In the past 25 years, the only players to get to
50 points quicker were Mario Lemieux (twice), Jaromir Jagr
(twice), Sidney Crosby, Peter Forsberg and Ron Francis.
McDavid, who leads the NHL points race, needed just 10 seconds
to open the scoring, albeit with a goal Senators netminder Joey
Daccord should never surrender. McDavid was in the corner when
he sent the puck toward the net, and the sharp-angled shot
somehow squeaked over the line. He has 16 points in seven games
vs. Ottawa this season.
Having lost the previous meeting by a 7-1 count, the Senators
attempted to put up a better fight, and they did that, at least
up until the midway point. Thomas Chabot tied the game at 3:06
of the first period when his pass attempt banked into the net
off Barrie's skate.
Even after Barrie put the Oilers ahead a second time with 6:15
left in the opening period, a goal created by McDavid when he
intercepted a poor clearing attempt, Brady Tkachuk tied the game
at 9:19 of the second period when redirected Tim Stutzle's pass
for a power-play tally.
However, the Oilers dominated the rest of the way. Darnell Nurse
put the hosts ahead for good when he found the mark with a long
wrist shot at 13:55 of the middle frame for his eighth tally of
the season and fifth against the Senators. Draisaitl doubled the
lead with 70 seconds remaining in the period to give him 17
points this season against the Senators.
Ennis scored 5:05 into the third period, and Gaetan Haas rounded
out the scoring by tallying with 4:12 remaining.
Daccord finished with 31 stops for the Senators, who were
without forward Artem Anisimov due to an upper-body injury.
--Field Level Media
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