McDavid nets five points as Oilers trip Flyers 5-2
EDMONTON — Connor McDavid had a goal and four assists, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had two goals and an assist as the red-hot Edmonton Oilers extended their winning streak to six games with a 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday.
Zach Hyman had a goal and two assists and Leon Draisaitl also scored for the Oilers (19-15-1), who are the only team in the NHL to have two streaks of at least six wins in a row this season, having won eight in a row not long before the current run for a 14-3-0 record in their last 17 games.
Travis Konecny and Marc Staal replied for the Flyers (19-13-5), who have lost three in a row and five of their last six.
Edmonton finally got the game’s first goal with four minutes to play in the opening period when McDavid turned around a defender and then sent a snap shot through the legs of Flyers goalie Carter Hart for his 14th of the season.