Overview
- Edmonton beat San Jose 5-2 on Wednesday in California as Connor McDavid posted a hat trick and two assists.
- The win moved the Oilers to 40-29-10 for 90 points, two clear of Vegas for the Pacific Division lead, with a 6-1-1 run in their past eight games.
- Edmonton went 3-for-3 on the power play after recent struggles without injured forward Leon Draisaitl.
- San Jose’s 19-year-old Macklin Celebrini scored to reach 108 points, third all-time for a teenager behind Wayne Gretzky and Sidney Crosby, but the loss left the Sharks three points back of Nashville and two behind Los Angeles for the final Western wild-card spot.
- Oilers goalie Connor Ingram stopped 8 of 10 shots before Tristan Jarry finished the third period with four saves, while Sharks netminder Alex Nedeljkovic made 21 saves.