Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists and Darnell Nurse scored twice in the third period and the Edmonton Oilers eased past the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-0. Mattias Ekholm also scored for the Oilers, who snapped a two-game losing streak by shutting down the struggling Penguins.
Edmonton Oilers’ Connor McDavid returns to his bench after scoring during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh, Sunday, March 10, 2024. Edmonton Oilers’ Mattias Ekholm, center, celebrates his goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh, Sunday, March 10, 2024.
A day after having his 13-game point streak ended in a loss to Buffalo, McDavid had his 118th game with three or more points, third most in Edmonton history behind Hall of Famers Wayne Gretzky and Jari Kurri. Tristan Jarry stopped 38 shots for Pittsburgh. The Penguins have lost six of their past seven and were blanked in back-to-back home games for the first time since 2004.in a potential Stanley Cup Final preview, but followed it up with consecutive losses to Eastern Conference also-rans Columbus and Buffalo, the latter a shootout setback on Saturday in which theyCanucks goalie Thatcher Demko leaves in 2nd period in 5-0 victory over JetsNot this time.
Ekholm doubled Edmonton’s advantage later in the period on a one-timer from just above the right circle that appeared to deflect off Pittsburgh defenseman John Ludvig’s leg and into the net.
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