McDavid's five-point night lifts Oilers past Utah Mammoth 6-2
Edmonton improved to 5-0 on the road this season with the win in Salt Lake City, splitting its home-and-home series against Utah.
Connor McDavid recorded two goals and three assists as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Utah Mammoth 6-2 on Saturday night in Salt Lake City, splitting a home-and-home series after Utah won 4-2 in Edmonton on Thursday.
McDavid opened the scoring just 40 seconds into the game. Zach Hyman added a power-play goal late in the first period, followed 32 seconds later by Mathieu Joseph on a breakaway, giving Edmonton a 3-0 first-period lead. Kasperi Kapanen and Leon Draisaitl extended the margin to 5-0 in the second period before Utah's John Marino and Mikhail Sergachev scored for the Mammoth.
Vasily Podkolzin contributed two assists, and goaltender Tristan Jarry stopped 26 shots for Edmonton. Utah starter Karel Vejmelka made 12 saves before being replaced by Sebastian Cossa, who stopped three, late in the second period.
The win improved the Oilers to 6-1-1 and 5-0 on the road this season, while the Mammoth fell to 6-3-0. Edmonton next hosts the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday, and Utah hosts the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday.
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