McDavid Shines in Oilers Win, But Injuries to Ingram, Dickinson Loom
McDavid's five-point explosion powered a dominant Oilers win, but late injuries to Ingram and Dickinson cast a shadow over the two points.
The Edmonton Oilers got the response they were looking for Wednesday night, bouncing back from a defensive lapse against the Utah Mammoth with a convincing 5-2 win over the San Jose Sharks. It was the Connor McDavid show in the first two periods, then an overall shut-down game from the rest of the roster in the third. This was the kind of performance the Oilers needed, even if they didn't walk away from it without scars.
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The Oilers surrendered the opening goal when Macklin Celebrini capitalized, giving San Jose a brief 1-0 lead. Following the brief hiccup, it was all McDavid and Edmonton. The Oilers captain delivered one of his most dominant performances of the season, factoring in all five goals.
He opened the scoring for Edmonton on the power play, and set up Jack Roslovic on another. His second goal was a beauty as he drove wide on two Sharks defenders and out-waited the goaltender. His third goal was a friendly bounce, and he got an assist on the Vasily Podkolzin goal as well.