Oilers win 7th straight, beating Devils 4-1 to reach .500 at 12-12-1
By The Associated Press on December 10, 2023.
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) – Calvin Pickard made 26 saves for his first NHL victory in almost two years and the Edmonton Oilers ran their winning streak to seven, beating the New Jersey Devils 4-1 on Sunday. Pickard last won in the NHL on Jan. 28, 2022, with the Detroit Red Wings. He made his fourth appearance of the season for the Oilers and also has played four games this season for Bakersfield in the American Hockey League. Derek Ryan, Evan Bouchard Connor McDavid and Evander Kane, with an empty-netter, scored to help Edmonton improve to 12-12-1. Kane and McDavid each added an assist, and Bouchard extended his points streak to 11 games and McDavid pushed his to nine. Jesper Bratt scored for New Jersey, and Akira Schmid made 26 saves. Coming off their third straight victory Saturday in Calgary, the Devils dropped to 14-11-1. PANTHERS 5, BLUE JACKETS 2 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Gustav Forsling had a goal and an assist and Florida had a three-goal third period to beat Columbus for its third straight victory. Carter Verhaeghe scored for his 200th NHL point, Aleksander Barkov had a power-play goal, and Matthew Tkachuk and Eetu Luostarinen added empty-net goals. Sam Reinhart had four assist for his 13th multi-point game of the season, and Anthony Stolarz stopped 18 shots. Yegor Chinakhov and Dmitri Voronkov scored for Columbus. The Blue Jackets have lost four of five. ___ AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl 11-10
