OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Connor McDavid and Zach Hyman had a goal and an assist each to lead the Edmonton Oilers past the Ottawa Senators 6-3 on Saturday.
Brett Kulak had a pair of assists in the third period as the Oilers broke a 3-3 tie on their way to victory. He made a cross-ice pass to Jesse Puljujarvi, who beat Ottawa goalie Anton Forsberg at 3:05 of the third period.
Kulak then sent a pass in front that was chopped in by Derek Ryan 7:24 for the Oilers' second short-handed goal of the game.
Forsberg was injured in the third period during a scramble and had to be taken off the ice on a stretcher with an apparent lower-body injury. Forsberg allowed six goals on 37 shots. Mads Sogaard took over and stopped all three shots he faced.
Ryan McLeod also scored for the Oilers, while Jack Campbell had 26 saves.
Jake Sanderson, Claude Giroux and Erik Brannstrom scored for the Senators, who saw their four-game streak end.
McDavid scored the only goal of the first period when he banked a shot from behind the goal line off Forsberg and in at 2:18.
The teams combined for five goals in the second period including two at even strength, a power-play goal and a short-handed goal on the same penalty, as well as a penalty shot marker.
NOTES
Saturday’s game was the first of two regular-season meetings between the Senators and Oilers. The will meet again at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, on March 14. ... With his first-period goal, McDavid extended his career-high road point streak to 17 games. … Hyman reached the 300-point mark for his career with an assist on McDavid’s goal.
UP NEXT
Ottawa: Hosts the Calgary Flames on Monday before traveling to play the New York Islanders on Tuesday.
Edmonton: Wraps a four-game trip in Montreal with a Super Bowl matinee against the Canadiens before heading home to face the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday.
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