National Hockey League
Edmonton 4, Philadelphia 1
When: 9:00 PM ET, Friday, December 14, 2018
Where: Rogers Place, Edmonton, Alberta
Referees: Ghislain Hebert, Graham Skilliter
Linesmen: Derek Nansen, Mark Shewchyk
Attendance: 18347

Connor McDavid scored twice and had an assist as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the visiting Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 on Friday night.

Alex Chiasson and Adam Larsson also scored for the Oilers, who improved to 9-2-2 under new coach Ken Hitchcock, including 6-0-0 at home. Leon Draisaitl added three assists and goaltender Mikko Koskinen remained unbeaten in seven decisions this season at Rogers Place by stopping 31 of 32 shots.

Jakub Voracek scored and Anthony Stolarz made 18 saves for the Flyers, who have lost three straight and are 3-7-3 in their past 13 games. Stolarz has allowed 14 goals over his past three appearances.

McDavid, who extended his point streak to eight games, during which he has 15 points (six goals, nine assists), assisted on the first goal, scored the second and got an insurance goal in the final minute.

The Oilers opened the scoring at 12:37 of the first after a Philadelphia turnover deep in its own zone. McDavid controlled the puck behind the net before passing to Draisaitl along the left boards. Two defensemen charged at Draisaitl, leaving Chiasson alone in the slot and he took a pass and beat Stolarz with a wrist shot.

McDavid made it 2-0 at 12:37 of the second, taking a rebound of a Draisaitl shot behind the goal line and banking the puck off the goalie's back.

Just 1:31 later, Larsson increased the lead to 3-0, taking a pass from Ryan Spooner and wristing a shot past Stolarz from the right faceoff circle.

Koskinen's shutout bid ended at 10:03 of the third as Voracek scored on a slapper off of a feed from Claude Giroux following an Edmonton turnover in its own end.

McDavid capped the scoring at 19:24 of the third, his 19th of the season, off a pass from Draisaitl into an empty net.

The Oilers have outscored their opponents 18-6 in winning their six home games under Hitchcock.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Philadelphia   Edmonton
Sean Couturier 1 Points Connor McDavid 3
Sean Couturier 1 Goals Connor McDavid 2
Claude Giroux 1 Assists Leon Draisaitl 3
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Anthony Stolarz .857 Save Percentage Mikko Koskinen .969
Anthony Stolarz 18 Saves Mikko Koskinen 31
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Philadelphia 32 1 0-5 2-2 4 33
Edmonton 22 4 0-2 5-5 10 24
Upcoming Games
  • Edmonton will play their next game on the road against Vancouver. The Oilers have a W/L % of .556 after a win and .533 after a loss.
  • Philadelphia will play their next game on the road against Vancouver. The Flyers have a W/L % of .308 after a win and .471 after a loss.