Oilers Snap Senators' 6-Game Winning Streak, Win 3-1 – Hockey Writers – Edmonton Oilers

Two of the hottest teams in the NHL played against each other on Sunday evening (Dec. 22) when the Edmonton Oilers hosted the Ottawa Senators. Coming into this contest, the Senators are 8-1-1 in their last 10 games while the Oilers are 8-2-0 in their last 10 games. Despite that, this was a sloppy game for large stretches. Players were losing edges, and there were many turnovers in the neutral zone by both teams. At the end of the day, the Oilers came out on top with a 3-1 victory, snapping the Senators' six-game winning streak. Here is a summary of your game.

Recap of the game

Viktor Arvidsson opened the scoring for Edmonton 14:26 into the first half with his third goal of the season. A hard fork resulted in Connor McDavid winning the puck battle and finding a wide-open Arvidsson in front of the puck, past Linus Ullmark in the Ottawa net. Unfortunately, Ullmark left the game after the opening period and did not return.

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The Senators tied the game 25 seconds into the second half on Nick Cousins' fifth of the season. Cousins ​​stripped the puck from defenseman Evan Bouchard at the Oilers' blue line and went in on a breakaway, beating goaltender Stuart Skinner over the blocker for an unassisted marker.

Zach Hyman's heater continued, as he restored the Oilers' lead with his 13th goal of the season on the power play. Leon Draisaitl threw the puck into the net, and Arvidsson found the loose rubber and fed it to Hyman who made no mistake. A few minutes later, Leevi Merilainen who replaced Ulmark in the Senators net, robbed Jeff Skinner with a nice glove to keep the score within one. So, Edmonton took a 2-1 lead into the second half.

Adam Henrique extended the Oilers lead to 3-1 just 1:38 into the third period. Another tight forehand led to Mattias Janmark getting the puck and feeding Henrique in space, and it went over the Ottawa netminder for the third time of the season. After that goal, Edmonton closed it down defensively, and won 3-1. Both teams had 21 shots on goal.

The Senators continue their nine-game road trip after the holiday break against the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday (Dec. 28). Meanwhile, the Oilers are back in action that same day, when they travel to Los Angeles to play the Kings.