{"id":528913,"date":"2026-03-29T06:44:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T06:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/528913\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T06:44:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T06:44:11","slug":"connor-mcdavid-helps-oilers-close-gap-on-ducks-with-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/528913\/","title":{"rendered":"Connor McDavid helps Oilers close gap on Ducks with win"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Connor McDavid, the NHL’s leading scorer, had a goal and two assists to lead the Edmonton Oilers to a 4-2 win over the visiting Anaheim Ducks. The victory pulls the Oilers within three points of the Ducks for first place in the Pacific Division.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/p>\n

The Oilers’ win over the division-leading Ducks is a significant result in the tight Pacific Division race. Edmonton’s strong performance, led by McDavid’s offensive production, keeps them in contention for the division title and a top playoff seed.<\/p>\n

The details<\/p>\n

McDavid increased his season points total to 124 (42 goals, 82 assists) and extended his point streak to four games (5 goals, 4 assists). Zach Hyman had a goal and an assist, while Jack Roslovic and Matt Savoie also scored for the Oilers. Evan Bouchard had two assists and Connor Ingram made 28 saves for Edmonton. Beckett Sennecke and Cutter Gauthier scored for the Ducks, who got two assists from John Carlson and 30 saves from Lukas Dostal.<\/p>\n

The game was played on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n

The players<\/p>\n

Connor McDavid<\/p>\n

The NHL’s leading scorer, who had a goal and two assists in the Oilers’ win.<\/p>\n

Zach Hyman<\/p>\n

Oilers forward who had a goal and an assist in the game.<\/p>\n

Beckett Sennecke<\/p>\n

Ducks forward who scored a goal to cut the Oilers’ lead to 3-1.<\/p>\n

Cutter Gauthier<\/p>\n

Ducks forward who scored a goal to make it 3-2 late in the game.<\/p>\n

John Carlson<\/p>\n

Ducks defenseman who had two assists in the game.<\/p>\n

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\n What they\u2019re saying<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must keep pushing to catch the Ducks. This was a big win for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Connor McDavid, Oilers Captain<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next<\/p>\n

The Oilers will look to continue their push for the division title as they face the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday. The Ducks will try to bounce back when they host the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The takeaway<\/p>\n

Connor McDavid’s dominant performance helped the Oilers close the gap on the division-leading Ducks, setting up an exciting finish to the Pacific Division race as the regular season winds down.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a Connor McDavid, the NHL’s leading scorer, had a goal and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":462658,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5125],"tags":[198,146,5300,5,4,24],"class_list":{"0":"post-528913","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-edmonton-oilers","8":"tag-edmonton","9":"tag-edmonton-oilers","10":"tag-edmontonoilers","11":"tag-hockey","12":"tag-nhl","13":"tag-oilers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116311114716056428","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/528913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=528913"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/528913\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/462658"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=528913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=528913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=528913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}