February 26, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Edmonton Oilers center Matt Savoie (22) takes the puck down ice against the Los Angeles Kings during the first period at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Griffin Hooper-Imagn Image Connor McDavid recorded his sixth straight 100-point season with a goal and an assist, Leon Draisaitl recorded his eighth straight 30-goal campaign and the Edmonton Oilers ended a season-high four-game losing streak with an 8-1 win over the host Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night.
McDavid has reached triple figures nine times throughout his career, the third most in NHL history behind Wayne Gretzky (15) and Mario Lemieux (10).
Draisaitl had a goal and three assists, Zach Hyman had a goal and two assists, Jake Walman had two goals, Andrew Mangiapane had a goal and an assist and Connor Ingram made 21 saves for the Oilers, who lost 6-5 in the opener of a three-game trip to California at the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday.
Warren Foegele scored for the Kings, who have dropped their fifth straight (0-4-1) and remain three points out of a playoff spot.
Darcy Kuemper stopped 11 of 15 shots before being replaced by Anton Forsberg, who made 18 saves in Los Angeles’ 6-4 loss at home to the shorthanded Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday night.
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For the second straight game, the Oilers took a 2-0 lead in the first quarter, but this time they never let go of their two-goal advantage.
Matt Savoy, who had a goal and two assists against the Ducks and two assists against the Kings, led a 3-on-2 rush through the neutral zone and passed to Jack Roslovic on the left. He pulled up and made a cross-ice pass to Ty Emberson who entered the right circle for a 1-0 lead on the snap with 7:25 to play.
Vasily Podkolzin scored from the left circle when a shot from a rush went under Kuemper’s left armpit and across the goal line for a 2-0 lead at 8:19.
Foegele made it 2-1 when he deflected Joel Edmundson’s point shot into the net at 12:15 of the first period.
Los Angeles missed a four-minute penalty kick by Darnell Nurse with 4:32 left in the first half, and Edmonton went on to add to its lead.
Mangiapane kept the puck on a 2-on-1 rush and scored from the inside edge of the left circle at 2:59 of the second to make it 3-1.
After getting Kuemper well out of his crease, McDavid got the puck behind the net and scored on the other end for a 4-1 lead at 4:58, ending Kuemper’s night.
Hyman scored for the second straight night during a power play at 8:44, sweeping in the puck after Draisaitl’s shot went off the end boards.
Draisaitl scored another power play goal 31 seconds later for a 6-1 lead and Walman made it 7-1 at 5:24.
Walman scored again at 7:36 to extend the lead to 8-1.
Kings defenseman Drew Doughty (lower body) and forward Joel Armia (upper body) suffered injuries during the game and did not return.
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