Oilers beat Sharks 3-1 for fourth straight win as McDavid tops NHL scoring
Edmonton's win in San Jose extended its winning streak to four games while goaltender Tristan Jarry made 19 saves.
Connor McDavid recorded his 13th point and 10th assist of the season Saturday as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the San Jose Sharks 3-1, extending their winning streak to four games. Mattias Ekholm opened the scoring 12:37 into the first period.
Vasily Podkolzin netted his fifth goal of the season 3:13 into the third period, with McDavid picking up the assist to move ahead of Jack Eichel for the NHL lead in both points and assists. Alex Formenton added a backhand goal about two minutes later to make it 3-0.
Sharks captain Macklin Celebrini, back in the lineup after missing two games with a lower-body injury, scored his first goal of the season midway through the third period, but San Jose could not complete the comeback. Oilers goaltender Tristan Jarry stopped 19 shots, while Yaroslav Askarov made 17 saves for San Jose.
The Oilers next visit the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday, while the Sharks host the Boston Bruins the same day.
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