Oilers 3, Jets 1
EDMONTON, Alberta -- Teddy Purcell had two goals and added an assist to lead the Edmonton Oilers to a 3-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Monday night.
Justin Schultz also recorded a goal and Cam Talbot made 44 saves for the Oilers (15-18-2), who snapped a three-game losing skid and won their seventh game in a row at home.
Bryan Little scored in response for the Jets (15-16-2), who have lost three of their last four outings.
Edmonton took a 1-0 lead 11:15 into the opening period as left winger Taylor Hall picked up his 300th career point on a goal by right winger Purcell that deflected off a Jets defender and past goalie Connor Hellebuyck.
Purcell then scored his second of the game with seven minutes remaining in the first, one-timing a nice cross-ice feed from center Leon Draisaitl.
Edmonton made it 3-0 eight minutes into the second period as Purcell spotted pinching defenseman Schultz wide open in front of the net for his first goal of the season, chasing Hellebuyck from the net after facing just 14 shots in favor of goalie Michael Hutchinson.
Winnipeg got on the board with 7:33 remaining in the second period as a shot from right winger Blake Wheeler came off the glass and directly in front to Little, who batted the puck out of the air for his 13th goal of the season.
Despite swarming the Edmonton net, the Jets couldn’t get anything going in the scoreless third period.
Edmonton took a 1-0 lead 11:15 into the opening period. Left winger Taylor Hall picked up his 300th career point on a goal by Purcell that deflected off a Jets defender and past Hellebuyck.
Purcell then scored his second of the game with seven minutes remaining in the first, one-timing a nice cross-ice feed from Draisaitl.
Oilers goalie Cam Talbot made 12 saves in the first period.
Edmonton made it 3-0 eight minutes into the second period as Purcell spotted pinching defenseman Schultz wide open in front of the net for his first goal of the season, chasing Hellebuyck from the net after he faced just 14 shots. Michael Hutchinson replaced Helebuyck.
Winnipeg got on the board with 7:33 remaining in the second period. A shot from right winger Blake Wheeler came off the glass and directly in front to Little, who batted the puck out of the air for his 13th goal of the season.
NOTES: The Jets still have one more game before the holiday break, traveling to Calgary to face the Flames on Tuesday. The Oilers are off until Saturday, then they head to Vancouver to play the Canucks. ... Out with injures for the Jets were D Grant Clitsome (back) and G Ondrej Pavelec (knee). ... Connor Hellebuyck made his fifth consecutive start in goal for the Jets. ... G Cam Talbot made his first start in the net for the Oilers at home since Halloween. ... Injured for Edmonton were C Connor McDavid (collarbone), W Rob Klinkhammer (ankle), W Nail Yakupov (ankle), D Brandon Davidson (upper body), D Oscar Klefbom (finger) and D Andrew Ference (undisclosed). ... D Mark Fayne was in the lineup after being called up from Bakersfield of the American Hockey League. ... It was the first of three games between the two teams this season. Winnipeg swept the three-game set against Edmonton last year. ... The Oilers were outscored 13-3 in their three previous games, all road losses.