{"id":428098,"date":"2026-01-25T23:50:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T23:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/428098\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T23:50:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T23:50:18","slug":"oilers-bouchard-makes-history-with-six-point-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/428098\/","title":{"rendered":"Oilers\u2019 Bouchard makes history with six-point game"},"content":{"rendered":"

EDMONTON \u2013 Even joining elite hockey history didn\u2019t faze Evan Bouchard.<\/p>\n

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The Edmonton Oilers star defenceman scored his first-ever hat trick and contributed three assists Saturday, powering his team to a 6-5 win over the Washington Capitals.<\/p>\n

Playing in his 400th regular-season game, Bouchard became just the fourth defenceman in NHL history to notch three goals and three assists in a game. The only other players on that list are Bobby Orr, Tom Bladon and Doug Crossman.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s good company for sure,\u201d Bouchard said. \u201cIt\u2019s good for me to be on that list, but more importantly we got the win on a big night.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was a big night for the 26-year-old blue liner, who now has 14 goals and 41 assists on the season.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs good a game as I\u2019ve seen from a D-man. Special,\u201d said Oilers captain Connor McDavid. \u201cThat\u2019s his level. His best is among the best in the world. Not just D-men. Players.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Bouchard\u2019s first goal of the night came 19:12 into the first period when, stationed just inside the blue line, he sent a blast soaring through traffic and in past Capitals goalie Charlie Lindgren.<\/p>\n

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He then gave Edmonton a 2-1 lead less than five minutes into the second with a long bomb that hit Lindgren\u2019s glove. The goalie tried to swipe at the puck, sending his glove into the back of the net after the rubber.<\/p>\n

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Hats rained down onto the ice at the 4:30 mark of the third when Bouchard collected a puck from McDavid, stickhandled to the high slot and fired a shot in to complete the hat trick.<\/p>\n

His only celebration was raising his stick in the air as his teammates skated over to embrace him.<\/p>\n

Drafted 10th overall by Edmonton in 2018, Bouchard has gained a reputation for staying level-headed in all situations.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI guess that\u2019s kind of how I\u2019ve always been. I try to stay even keel,\u201d he said.: The highs and lows of the game are definitely a thing, but as long as you can keep it even keel, it usually works out for the best.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bouchard\u2019s career-best performance Saturday will be a teaching moment for aspiring defenders, said defensive partner Mattias Ekholm.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to make sure my kids watch that tomorrow morning,\u201d he said. \u201cI mean, who can do that in the league today, or even historically? That\u2019s a game where he wins it for us, really.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Away from the puck, Bouchard\u2019s game was strong, too, said Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI don\u2019t know where to start. He had a big hit in the corner (on Alex Ovechkin). Obviously the three goals were nice, he made some defensive plays. The list pretty long for all the good things he did,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can tell he\u2019s one of the elite defencemen in the league. He was definitely feeling his best tonight and maybe there was something special about his 400th (game) tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n

A GOOD LOSS<\/p>\n

Despite the final score, Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery said he loved how his team played Saturday night.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI thought our guys fought like hell tonight. It\u2019s as difficult a game as we have on the schedule,\u201d he said, noting the team got in at 4 a.m. after beating the Flames in Calgary 3-1 on Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust the way we fought through the adversity of the game, the ups and downs \u2026 I\u2019m just real proud of the way we played tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n

MCDAVID MAGIC<\/p>\n

Bouchard\u2019s big night slightly overshadowed another massive outing for McDavid.<\/p>\n

The superstar centre scored twice \u2014 including the game-winner 46 seconds into overtime \u2014 and contributed three assists to retake the lead in the NHL points race. He now has 32 goals and 90 points on the season, and sits three points up on Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon.<\/p>\n

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 25, 2026.<\/p>\n

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