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04/08 23:37 CDT Connor McDavid's hat trick leads the Oilers to a 5-2 win over
the Sharks
Connor McDavid's hat trick leads the Oilers to a 5-2 win over the Sharks
By JOSH DUBOW
AP Sports Writer
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) --- Connor McDavid scored his 15th career hat trick and
finished with five points Wednesday night, leading the Edmonton Oilers to a 5-2
victory over the San Jose Sharks that moved them into sole possession of first
place in the Pacific Division.
McDavid controlled the game almost from the start, scoring on a power play in
the first period and then twice in the second to make it 5-2. He also assisted
on power-play goals by Vasily Podkolzin and Jack Roslovic to extend his
NHL-leading point total to 133. The star center needs three goals in the final
three games for his second career 50-goal season.
Connor Ingram made eight saves on 10 shots in two periods for Edmonton. Tristan
Jarry stopped all four shots he faced in the third.
The win gave the Oilers 90 points, two more than Vegas in the division race.
The Golden Knights have one game in hand.
Macklin Celebrini scored his 42nd goal for San Jose to give him 108 points this
season, the third-most for a teenager behind Wayne Gretzky's 137 and Sidney
Crosby's 120.
Kiefer Sherwood also scored for the Sharks, whose playoff hopes were dealt a
big blow with the regulation loss. San Jose remains three points behind
Nashville and two behind Los Angeles in the race for the final wild-card spot
in the Western Conference. The Sharks have four games remaining with one game
in hand over the Predators.
Alex Nedeljkovic made 21 saves for San Jose.
The Oilers scored on all three power-play chances in the best performance for
that unit since Leon Draisaitl went down with a lower-body injury on March 15
after scoring with the man advantage early in that game. Edmonton had been 3
for 27 on the power play in 10-plus games since Draisaitl's injury.
Up next
Oilers: At the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night.
Sharks: Visit the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night.
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