National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Edmonton 5, Nashville 1
When: 8:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 26, 2014
Where: Rexall Place, Edmonton, Alberta
Referees: Dennis LaRue, Don VanMassenhoven
Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Mark Shewchyk
Attendance: 16839

Oilers 5, Predators 1: Ryan Smyth scored a power-play goal to climb within one of first place on the franchise list as host Edmonton halted its six-game winless streak.

Defenseman Justin Schultz, Jordan Eberle and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins each recorded a goal and an assist, Nail Yakupov also tallied and Ben Scrivens made 34 saves for the Oilers, who have outscored the Predators 8-1 in two victories this season. Smyth, who also had an assist, pulled even with Wayne Gretzky for second on Edmonton's power-play goal list with 125 - one behind Glenn Anderson.

David Legwand netted the lone tally for Nashville, which saw its three-game point streak (2-0-1) come to an end. Carter Hutton turned aside 22 shots.

Schultz gave Edmonton an early lead as he swept the puck past Hutton from the bottom of the slot 2:59 into the contest, but Legwand pulled Nashville even by beating Scrivens from the right faceoff circle during a 2-on-1 rush at 15:25. Eberle put the Oilers ahead for good with 12 seconds remaining in the opening period, tapping in a brilliant pass from the left circle by Taylor Hall for his 18th goal.

Smyth made it 3-1 midway through the second, when he knocked in a loose puck on the doorstep after being hit by defenseman Corey Potter's one-timer from the blue line. Yakupov converted a feed from Sam Gagner later in the session and Nugent-Hopkins capped the scoring during a power play with 4:28 left in the third.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Hall notched a pair of assists, giving him 22 points over his last 18 games. ... Eberle extended his point streak to five contests and has scored a goal in four of those matches. ... Edmonton captain Andrew Ference was not in the lineup due to a head injury suffered in Friday's loss to Phoenix. ... Nashville LW Eric Nystrom did not register a shot after scoring a career-high four goals against Calgary on Friday.
Top Game Performances
 
Nashville   Edmonton
David Legwand 1 Points Jordan Eberle 2
David Legwand 1 Goals Jordan Eberle 1
Craig Smith 1 Assists Taylor Hall 2
N/A Power Play Goals Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Carter Hutton .815 Save Percentage Ben Scrivens .971
Carter Hutton 22 Saves Ben Scrivens 34
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Nashville 35 1 0-3 1-3 6 27
Edmonton 27 5 2-3 3-3 6 34
Upcoming Games
  • Edmonton will play their next game on the road against Vancouver. The Oilers have a W/L % of .267 after a win and .308 after a loss.
  • Nashville will play their next game on the road against Winnipeg. The Predators have a W/L % of .478 after a win and .387 after a loss.