Oilers head into All-Star break with win over Blackhawks
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EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Tyson Barrie scored twice, Connor McDavid had his NHL-best 41st goal and the Edmonton Oilers headed into the All-Star break with a 7-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday at night.
McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and Zach Hyman each had a goal and two assists, and Evander Kane and Ryan McLeod also scored for the Oilers (28-18-4). They are 7-0-1 in their last eight games.
“We took over in the second period, but there were still a couple of things I’d like to clean up,” Oilers coach Jay Woodcroft said. “But our team is 10-3-2 since Christmas break and you couldn’t do better. I think we’ve taken a step here, it’s a credit to our players.”
Jason Dickinson, Jonathan Toews and Taylor Raddysh scored for the Blackhawks (15-29-4). They have lost three of their last four.
“We had a great start, but maybe we got off our skate a little bit from what we had done in the first,” Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane said. “It would have been good to control it a bit more in the second, it’s usually rest periods.”
Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner suffered a sudden illness, forcing them to activate emergency backup goaltender Matt Berlin, a University of Alberta Golden Bears player. With the big lead, the Oilers put him in net with 2:26 to play, and he stopped the only shot he faced.
Jack Campbell started and made 25 saves for the Oilers.
Petr Mrazek had 36 shots for Chicago.
UNTIL NEXT TIME:
Blackhawks: Host Anaheim on Tuesday, February 7.
Oilers: at Detroit on Tuesday, February 7.
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