Senators finish trip unbeaten after 6-1 win over Oilers
EDMONTON, Alberta -- The Ottawa Senators might not want to go home.
With a 6-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night at Rogers Place, the Senators finished a three-game western Canadian trip with three wins. And they didn't give up a goal in back-to-back wins over the Calgary Flames and the Oilers, outscoring the Alberta teams by a whopping 12-1.
Mike Hoffman and Kyle Turris each had three-point nights and Mike Condon made 34 saves for the Senators.
Defenseman Yohann Auvitu made his regular-season debut for the Oilers and had a rough welcome. Just 6:49 into the first period, the former New Jersey Devils player was beaten to the net by Hoffman, who tapped home a pass from Tom Pyatt.
At 9:31, Derick Brassard doubled the Senators' lead with a one-timer on the power play off a perfect cross-ice feed from Mark Stone.
Meanwhile, the Oilers struggled to put pressure on Condon, who faced just one shot through the first 17 minutes of the first period.
Hoffman got his second goal of the night at 3:36 of the second period when he ripped a wrist shot over the shoulder of Oilers goalie Cam Talbot.
Talbot was hooked just over a minute into the third period, after he gave up his fourth goal of the game. A shot from Turris hit Talbot in the mask, then bounced off Zack Smith and in.
Talbot faced 23 shots before being replaced by Laurent Brossoit.
Chris Wideman greeted Brossoit with a power-play goal to make it 5-0. Turris got a goal to go with his two assists at 8:34.
Adam Larsson scored a consolation goal with 8:57 to go, with Kailer Yamamoto getting his first NHL point with an assist.
NOTES: This marks the fourth game in a row that the Oilers have played a Canadian team. They have yet to play a team from south of the border this season. ... This was the second half of a back-to-back set for the Senators. They played in Calgary last night. Ottawa has 19 back-to-backs on their schedules this season, tied with Pittsburgh for most in the NHL. ... Oilers C Leon Draisaitl missed the game with an eye injury and concussion-like symptoms. LW Drake Caggiula and D Matt Benning were scratched. ... Senators D Johnny Oduya returned to the lineup after a three-game absence. C Logan Brown and LW Alex Formenton were scratched.