Edmonton Oilers grab wild 6-5 win in Chicago
Penalties were a big story. The Blackhawks were 2 for 10 on the power play while the Oilers were 3 for 7.Zach Hyman opened the scoring halfway through the first, firing a pass from McDavid past Hawks netminder Alex Stalock.
Edmonton Oilers left wing Zach Hyman, left, celebrates with centre Connor McDavid after scoring his goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Chicago Blackhawks in Chicago, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022.The Blackhawks replied with two goals in 2:18. Andreas Athanasiou went in alone and tucked the puck under Oilers goaltender Jack Campbell. Chicago forward Reese Johnson found a loose puck in front and tucked home his first of the season.
While shorthanded, Kane was sent off for unsportsmanlike conduct for yapping at the refs. On the subsequent five-on-three, Max Domi put the Hawks up 4-3.In the first minute of the third, Draisaitl set up Ryan Nugent-Hopkins for a power-play goal.McDavid completed the hat trick with 9:44 left, snapping a shot five-hole on the man advantage. Chicago responded with Patrick Kane making it 5-5 with 3:11 on the clock.
In the final minute, Kailer Yamamoto held the puck in, passed to Evander Kane, who found Draisaitl for the winner with 37.6 seconds to go.The Oilers will visit the Calgary Flames on Saturday night. You can