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McDavid hits milestone in Oilers’ resounding win
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The Coyotes suffered sixth consecutive loss

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and captain Connor McDavid each scored two goals as the Edmonton Oilers hit a season high in goals scored in an 8-2 demolition of the Arizona Coyotes Wednesday night at Rogers Place.

“It’s one of our best games,” Oilers head coach Jay Woodcroft said of the resounding victory, which came two days after Edmonton allowed 50 shots in a 3-2 loss to the injury-riddled Washington Capitals.

McDavid also had two assists while Derek Ryan, Leon Draisaitl, Bret Kulak and Klim Kostin also scored for the Oilers, who have won five of their last seven games.

McDavid recorded his 50th point in just the 27th game of the season, the fastest Oiler to hit that mark since Wayne Gretzky in 1987-88.

Jack McBain and Shayne Gostisbehere scored for the Coyotes as it was the last of their 14 consecutive road games. The road trip started on Nov. 5, lasted 33 days, and tied an NHL record for the longest in history with the Vancouver Canucks.

It also the Coyotes’ sixth consecutive loss.

‘We didn’t fight like we usually fight,” Coyotes coach Andre Tourigny said.

”Right from the beginning there was that softness, where we had three grade-A chances and missed the net all three times. We knew we had a tough opponent and we needed to be much better.”

The Oilers (15-12) will host the Minnesota Wild on Friday while Arizona will host Boston Bruins on the same day.