EDMONTON – Connor McDavid had three assists as the Edmonton Oilers picked up a pair of valuable points with a 3-1 win over the Nashville Predators on Sunday.
Leon Draisaitl, Matthew Savoie and Zach Hyman scored for the Oilers (33-26-9) who snapped a two-game deficit.
There was major concern however, as Draisaitl took a hard hit early in the first quarter from Ozzy Wiesblatt and suffered an undisclosed injury, he returned to play for a few shifts before opting not to return early in the second quarter.
The Oilers have dominated the Predators in recent years, with a 16-1-3 record in their last 20 games against them. Edmonton is now 25-4-5 when it scores its first goal of the season.
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Fedor Svechkov answered for the Predators (29-28-9), who have lost six of their last eight games.
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Connor Ingram recorded 26 saves to earn the win in goal for Edmonton, while Justus Annunen made 27 saves for Nashville.
TAKEAWAY
Predators: Winger Matthew Wood, selected 15th overall in 2023, has snapped his four-game point streak (4G, 1A).
Oilers: McDavid extended his points streak against Nashville to 18 games, tying his career best against a single opponent. Only Draisaitl has a longer streak against a single opponent in the NHL, with points in 20 consecutive games against Chicago. In 27 career games against Nashville, McDavid now has 51 points (16G, 35A), while Draisaitl has 55 points (30G, 25A) in 32 games.
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The Oilers took a two-goal lead 2:32 into the second period when McDavid made a nice pass to Savoie on a two-on-one and he scored his eleventh goal of the season.
KEY STATUS
Oilers defenseman Mattias Ekholm, who earned his 30th assist in the contest, has been a big addition since arriving from Nashville at the 2023 trade deadline. Since that trade, Ekholm leads all NHL defensemen with a plus-108 rating.
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Predators: Visit the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday.
Oilers: Host the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 15, 2026.
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