Hyman stays hot, Oilers end Senators’ 6-game winning streak

Hyman gave Edmonton a 2-1 lead on the facility play at 14:05, retrieving a rebound together with the online off a shot by Arvidsson and placing it previous Merilainen’s outstretched left pad. It was his seventh aim throughout the six-game streak, which matched an NHL profession finest.

Since getting back from a five-game absence on Dec. 5, Hyman has recorded 11 factors (10 objectives, one help) in 9 video games. He had eight factors (three objectives, 5 assists) in his first 20 video games this season.

“So long as you stick together with your course of and also you’re enjoying the identical approach, for those who’re enjoying effectively and getting appears, for those who proceed to keep it up and in case your group has the boldness to stay with you — which clearly the teaching workers did — it was only a 20-game form of blip,” Hyman mentioned. “I believed I used to be enjoying effectively, I simply wasn’t scoring. That’s what occurs, you simply should maintain enjoying.”

Adam Henrique made it 3-1 at 1:38 of the third interval, taking a cross-crease feed from Mattias Janmark after the Senators didn’t clear the puck from their zone. Janmark slid the puck throughout into the slot, the place Henrique scored excessive stick facet on Merilainen.

NOTES: The Senators didn’t register their first shot on aim within the third interval till 11:24. … Draisaitl pushed his level streak to 9 video games (seven objectives, 13 assists), and recorded his 14th profession 20-point month, tying Paul Coffey and Mark Messier for third most in Oilers historical past behind Wayne Gretzky (48), McDavid (23) and Jari Jurri (20). … Draisaitl (14) handed Nikita Kucherov (13) for third-most 20-point calendar months amongst energetic gamers, behind solely McDavid (23) and Sidney Crosby (19). … McDavid prolonged his level streak to 9 video games (three objectives, 15 assists) for the sixteenth time in his profession, tying Crosby for essentially the most amongst energetic gamers. … Hyman’s aim was his tenth in eight video games and prolonged his level streak to 6 video games (seven objectives, one help). … Oilers ahead Derek Ryan performed his 600th NHL recreation.