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McDavid stretched his team points lead to 55
with the go-ahead goal at 1:32 of the second period. Gathering a
long outlet pass from Mattias Ekholm, McDavid moved in from the
right point to beat Chicago goaltender Petr Mrazek on a
breakaway.
Chicago outshot Edmonton 26-15, as the Oilers established a
season low by eight shots. Making his Blackhawks debut after
arriving in a trade with Pittsburgh over the weekend, Rem
Pitlick nearly netted the equalizer with 15:04 to go, but his
shot went off the left post.
Officials waved off two would-be goals from Edmonton's Zach
Hyman.
Chicago has lost 12 of 15 and was thwarted in its bid for its
first three-game home winning streak of the season. The
Blackhawks outshot the Oilers 12-3 in the third period but were
unable to solve Skinner, who turned aside all five shots he
faced over three Chicago power plays.
Jason Dickinson capped a frenzied sequence to open the scoring
at 5:52 of the first period. Moments after Mrazek made a pad
save to stop a rushing McDavid, Dickinson forced a turnover near
center ice, darted toward the slot and toe-dragged a wrist shot
past Skinner.
The lead was short-lived for the Blackhawks, who also scored
first in an eventual 4-1 loss in Edmonton on Dec. 12. Ryan
McLeod skated over the blue line and dished to Draisaitl, who
had breezed past the Blackhawks' defense and wristed a shot into
the net just 2:13 after Dickinson's tally.
Draisaitl has scored in eight successive games vs. Chicago.
Dickinson has points in three straight games.
--Field Level Media
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