McDavid’s 5-Point Performance Leads Oilers to Victory Over Struggling Ducks

During the game, Jones put Anaheim ahead 2-1 at 6:10 after winning a battle with Oilers defenseman Vincent Desharnais and scoring past Skinner’s left pad in the slot.

Reflecting on the game, Jones mentioned, “It’s just interesting how the game unfolds sometimes. There were a lot of goals right off the bat, momentum switching both ways, and I think that’s something you’ve got to stay on top of and be resilient in games like that. Obviously, when you lose a game like that, it’s frustrating, but you’ve got to move on and try to figure it out.”

McDavid then tied the game 2-2 at 9:29 with a shot blocker side from the right circle on a 3-on-1.

Commenting on the game, McDavid said, “They go up 2-1 again and we find a way to get back into the game. That is something we have kind of been missing throughout the year, so it was good to see a little bit of resilience there. Confidence is obviously a big part of it. I think our whole team is playing better and that’s why you are starting to see guys have success.”

“It is not just a light switch that one or two guys can just turn on, it takes a whole group and I thought our group has been playing better of late and you are starting to see guys have a little bit of success. And a little bit too is it just going in. Guys are making plays and it is just going in,” he added.

Nugent-Hopkins then gave Edmonton a 3-2 lead at 12:37, receiving a stretch pass from Nurse and scoring blocker side on a breakaway.

Reflecting on the game, Nugent-Hopkins said, “I thought we stuck with it well early and just kept rolling. They scored, we scored, they scored, we scored, and I mean, that’s what you have to do sometimes. You’re not going to start the way you want to, but you have to be able to stay in it, and we just kind of got rolling from that.”

Finally, Hyman scored at 4-2 at 17:50 of the first with a one-timer from below the left circle off a pass from McDavid.