EDMONTON
Nico Hischier Jersey , Alberta (AP) — The longest point streak in the NHL this season will extend through the holiday break.Nikita Kucherov had a goal
and four assists, Steven Stamkos and Tyler Johnson each scored twice and the
Tampa Bay Lightning stretched their run to 12 games with a 6-3 victory over the
Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night.“I’m just playing hockey and trying to enjoy
the game, trying to make the right play every time and sometimes it doesn’t
happen, sometimes it happens and today it happened,” Kucherov said.J.T. Miller
also scored for the NHL-leading Lightning (28-7-2), who are 11-0-1 in their last
12 games.“I think we played great,” defenseman Victor Hedman said. “Overall, it
was a great performance by the guys and you can tell we really wanted to win
this game and go into the break on a high note
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Oilers (18-15-3), who have dropped three straight. Connor McDavid had three
assists.“Rather than relying on the same people every night to do everything,
I’m trying to get people connected,” Edmonton coach Ken Hitchcock said. “We’re
going to have to figure out who’s helping and who’s hurting, for us to get to
another level.“We can’t keep doing it the same way over and over. It’s not going
to work.”Edmonton goalie Mikko Koskinen lost for the first time on home ice this
season, falling to 7-1-0.The Oilers got on the board first midway through the
opening period on a give-and-go play from McDavid to Nugent-Hopkins, who sent
his 12th goal past Tampa Bay goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy.McDavid picked up his
200th career assist on the play
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Wayne Gretzky, Sidney Crosby, Mario Lemieux, Dale Hawerchuk and Ron
Francis.Tampa Bay tied it on a power play with three minutes left in the first
when Stamkos fired a one-timer past Koskinen for his 19th of the season.Koskinen
made a huge save on Kucherov’s breakaway early in the second.The Oilers pulled
back in front on the power play three minutes into the middle period when
Chiasson tipped a point shot by Darnell Nurse.Kucherov got another clear
breakaway with seven minutes left in the second and this time made no mistake in
scoring his 16th goal.The Lightning went up 3-2 a minute and a half later as
Miller redirected a shot from in front of the net.Tampa Bay added to its lead
four minutes into the second when Johnson pounced on a big rebound for his
15th.Edmonton got that one back quickly on a power play as McDavid fed the puck
to Draisaitl for his 17th of the season, but the Lightning put it away on
Stamkos’ second of the game with five minutes left and an empty-netter from
Johnson.“We’re going to need a little better out of everyone,” Chiasson said.UP
NEXTLightning: Return home to face the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday after the
Christmas break.Oilers: Host the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday. Winnipeg Jets
(46-29-4, first in the Central Division) vs. Minnesota Wild (36-34-9, sixth in
the Central Division)St. Paul
Authentic Taylor Hall Jersey , Minnesota; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: Minnesota plays Winnipeg looking to stop its three-game home slide.The Wild have
gone 15-17-7 in home games. Minnesota has surrendered 43 power-play goals,
killing 81.5 percent of opponent chances.The Jets are 21-17-0 in road games.
Winnipeg is sixth in the NHL averaging 5.7 assists per game, led by Blake
Wheeler with 0.9. In their last meeting on Feb. 26, Minnesota won 3-2. Ryan
Donato recorded a team-high 2 points for the Wild in the victory.TOP PERFORMERS:
Ryan Suter leads the Wild with 39 assists and has recorded 46 points this
season. Donato has recorded 7 points over the last 10 games for Minnesota.LAST
10 GAMES: Jets: 6-4-0, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.5 assists, 3.3 penalties and 7.8
penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game with a .925 save
percentage.Wild: 3-6-1
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save percentage.Wild Injuries: None listed.Jets Injuries: None listed.
