McDavid scores twice as Oilers defeat Ducks 6-1

Connor McDavid notched 2 goals and had an assist to take the lead in points this campaign as the Edmonton Oilers trashed the Anaheim Ducks 6-1 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB.

Connor McDavid recorded three points, including his league-leading 125th point of the season, to lead the #Oilers to a 6-1 win at Rogers Place today! With the victory, Edmonton improved to 45-23-4! #LetsGoOilers

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— Eric Friesen 🏒 (@EricJFriesen) March 30, 2024

Mattias Ekholm scored and provided 2 assists for Edmonton, who have won 3 straight matches. Adam Henrique, Warren Foegele and Zach Hyman also notched for the victory. Calvin Pickard stopped 22 shots in just missing his 2^nd shutout of the campaign.

Alex Killorn notched the only goal for Anaheim in the final minutes, as his team has lost 4 consecutive and gone 1-9-1 in their last 11 games away from home. John Gibson stopped 31 shots.

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Oilers began the game great and notched the 1^st goal before 4 minutes were passed. Edmonton ended up winning the 1st period 3-0 as only 20 minutes after the clash began, it became clear who would win it. Anaheim notched their only goal with fewer than 5 minutes until the end of the match.

There's a new League leader in points!

Connor McDavid's (@cmcdavid97) third point of the game gives him 125 on the season! 🤯 pic.twitter.com/MUk8qbTlf1

— NHL (@NHL) March 30, 2024

Anaheim plays the 4^th match of a 5-match trip in Canada vs. the Canucks tomorrow, while Edmonton begins a 2-match trip vs. the Blues at the beginning of the next week.