McDavid has a goal and an assist as Oilers beat Blues 4-2

EDMONTON, Alberta — Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist and the Edmonton Oilers beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Saturday night to earn their second straight victory.

Corey Perry, Zach Hyman and Troy Stecher also scored, and Leon Draisaitl had two assists for the Oilers, who have won five of their last six games. Stuart Skinner stopped 29 shots.

Dylan Holloway and Jake Neighbors scored goals for the Blues, who ended a two-game winning streak. St. Louis also lost in regulation for the first time in six games (4-1-1) under coach Jim Montgomery. Jordan Binnington made 17 saves.

Blues: Defenseman Philip Broberg and forward Holloway returned to Edmonton for the first time since signing with St. Louis as restricted free agents. The cap-strapped Oilers were unable to match the offers. Broberg (two goals, 10 assists) and Holloway (eight goals, eight assists) have already set career highs in goals, assists and points.

Oilers: After starting with 10 points in his first 11 games, McDavid has 27 points in his last 13 games. His second-period assist was also his 123rd of the 2024 calendar year (including playoffs), tying Mario Lemieux’s highest career total in 1992. Only Wayne Gretzky had more assists during ‘a calendar year.

The Oilers took a two-goal lead five minutes into the middle period as a Broberg clearing attempt brought a teammate into the slot and McDavid scooped it up and sent it between the legs from Binnington for his 13th goal of the season. It was McDavid’s 29th career unassisted goal.

After a career-high 54 games last season, Hyman has three goals in his first 20 games this season. He now has three games in two since returning from a five-game absence due to injury to double his season total.

The Blues travel to Vancouver to complete a four-game road trip and the Oilers host Tampa Bay on Tuesday.