Jarry shutout, McDavid milestones lead Oilers past Flames
EDMONTON (Interstat) — Tristan Jarry made 24 saves for the shutout, Connor McDavid had two assists and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Calgary Flames 4-0 on Wednesday night to snap a two-game losing streak. McDavid extended his season-opening points streak to 13 games and his season-opening assists streak to 13, setting an NHL record. Mathieu Joseph opened the scoring in the first period with his third goal. Mattias Ekholm scored in the second, and Kasperi Kapanen and Alex Formenton scored in the third. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins added two assists, while Evan Bouchard had one assist. Joseph finished with two shots and two hits, Nugent-Hopkins had two shots and two hits, Bouchard had four shots and two hits, and Ekholm had three shots and one hit. The Flames were held scoreless at home. Edmonton improved to 9-4, while Calgary fell to 5-7. The game at Rexall Place drew 17,032. Jarry was the top star.