Arizona Coyotes goaltender Scott Wedgewood and defenseman Dysin Mayo pause in front of the goal after a goal by Edmonton Oilers centre Connor McDavid as Coyotes defenceman Ilya Lyubushkin and Oilers right wing Jesse Puljujarvi look on during the first period. The Oilers won 5-3 on Nov. 24, 2021, in Glendale, Ariz.Ross D. Franklin/The Associated Press
Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid each had two goals and two assists to lead the Edmonton Oilers past the Arizona Coyotes 5-3 on Wednesday night.
Draisaitl has 10 goals in his last eight games, and McDavid got right back in the scoring column after his season-long, 17-game point streak ended in a 4-1 loss Tuesday at Dallas.
Draisaitl leads the NHL with 20 goals, and his second of the night at 13:08 of the third period made it 4-1. He also tops the league with 40 points. McDavid has 13 goals and ranks second with 35 points.
McDavid’s empty-net goal with 28 seconds remaining clinched it after Travis Boyd and Shayne Gostisbehere scored for the Coyotes in the final seven minutes to trim it to 4-3.
Clayton Keller scored four minutes into the game to give Arizona a 1-0 lead before McDavid tied it late in first period when he punched in his own rebound from the doorstep 49 seconds into a power play.
Zack Kassian had a goal and two assists as the McDavid-Draisaitl-Kassian line finished with 11 points. Draisaitl enjoyed his league-high 10th game of at least three points.
Draisaitl beat goaltender Scott Wedgewood from a sharp angle on the right side for a 2-1 lead at 10:53 of the second period, the second of four straight Oilers goals. Wedgewood made 39 saves.
Mikko Koskinen stopped 24 shots for the Oilers, who won for the third time in four games.
HOME/ROAD SPLITS
The Oilers will conclude a stretch of eight road games in their last 10 at Vegas on Saturday, after which they will play seven of eight at home before another long trip. The Oilers have an eight-game road swing from Dec. 22 to Jan. 8 when the World Junior Championships occupy Rogers Place.
ICE CHIPS
Coyotes centre Jay Beagle (lower body) missed his first game of the season. Coyotes goalie Carter Hutton, on injured reserve with a lower-body injury, entered the league’s COVID-19 protocol. Arizona forwards Andrew Ladd and Johan Larsson remain in COVID-19 protocol. Edmonton coach Dave Tippett was 282-257 in eight years with the Coyotes, coaching the team to its last three playoff appearances from 2010-12. He is in his third season with the Oilers.
UP NEXT
Oilers: Play at Vegas on Saturday.
Coyotes: Host the Dallas Stars on Saturday.