Oilers Shut Out Islanders 4-0: Nugent-Hopkins Scores Twice, McDavid Extends Record Assist Streak to 14 Games
The Edmonton Oilers shut out the New York Islanders 4-0 on the road on October 31 for their second straight win, scoring three times in just over 11 minutes of the second period.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins opened and closed the second-period flurry, scoring at 8:42 off a feed from Kasperi Kapanen and tapping in a power-play goal with 1:34 left in the period. Vasily Podkolzin scored the middle goal 68 seconds after the opener, and Jason Dickinson added an empty-netter with 2:37 left in the third.
Connor McDavid's assist on the third goal extended his record season-opening assist streak to 14 games, breaking the mark of 12 shared by Wayne Gretzky, Ken Linseman and Sebastian Aho. Goaltender Tristan Jarry made 18 saves for his second consecutive shutout, after a 24-save 4-0 win over Calgary on Wednesday.
Ilya Sorokin made 20 saves for the Islanders, whose two-game winning streak ended. According to Reuters, Edmonton outshot New York 7-3 in a scoreless first period.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 身穿 Edmonton 油人队球衣比赛（资料图），All-Pro Reels 摄，CC BY-SA 2.0，经 Wikimedia Commons 取得并自托管
