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03/24 23:34 CDT McDavid scores twice to give him 401 career goals and 1,200
points as Oilers top Mammoth 5-2
McDavid scores twice to give him 401 career goals and 1,200 points as Oilers
top Mammoth 5-2
By MATTHEW COLES
Associated Press
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) --- Connor McDavid scored twice to give him 401 career
goals and 1,200 points, sparking the Edmonton Oilers to a 5-2 victory over the
Utah Mammoth on Tuesday night.
McDavid became the fifth player in Oilers history to reach 400 goals when he
took a feed from Mattias Ekholm and Evan Bouchard and beat Karel Vejmelka with
7:53 left in the second period.
The go-ahead goal was his 40th of the season and put Edmonton in front 3-2. He
scored his 401st goal on an empty-netter with 7.5 seconds remaining that also
gave him his 1,200th point. McDavid also has 799 career assists.
Evan Bouchard had three assists to give him 82 points as he joined Cale Makar,
Erik Karlsson and Roman Josi as the only NHL defensemen to record multiple
80-point seasons since 2005-06.
To complete the milestone-rich contest, Edmonton's Ryan Nugent-Hopkins posted
his 800th career NHL point with an assist in the first period on a goal by
Roslovic, who had two scores. Matt Savoie scored a short-handed goal in the
second.
Edmonton had 24 blocked shots and allowed just 18 shots on goal. Tristan Jarry
made 16 saves.
The Oilers have won their last five games against the Mammoth and leapfrogged
the Vegas Golden Knights (79-78 points) for second place in the Pacific
Division as the playoff races heat up.
Alexander Kerfoot and Lawson Crouse scored for Utah. Vejmelka stopped 11 shots,
but was replaced after the second period by Vitek Vanecek.
Utah's Andr Tourigny coached his 400th career NHL game (164-191-45).
Mammoth forward Barrett Hayton left in the first period with an upper-body
injury and didn't return.
Up next
Oilers: Visit Vegas on Thursday night.
Mammoth: Host Washington on Thursday night to finish their four-game homestand.
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