Oilers score seven against Hurricanes

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Leon Draisaitl had a goal and three assists, and the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 7-3 at PNC Arena on Tuesday.

Pontus Aberg had a goal and two assists for the Oilers, who won for the second time in five games (2-2-1). Cam Talbot made 28 saves.
"It was a fun night, when you score as we did and do some of the things we did correctly," Edmonton coach Todd McLellan said. "It's nice to get a win on the road."
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The Oilers (32-36-5) are 17 points behind the Anaheim Ducks for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference.
Sebastian Aho extended his point streak to six games with a goal and an assist for the Hurricanes (31-31-11), who trail the New Jersey Devils by nine points for the second wild card into the playoffs from the Eastern Conference. Scott Darling allowed seven goals on 30 shots.

"I don't think there's a guy in there that's proud of his game tonight," Carolina coach Bill Peters said. "It's on all of us. It's on the coaches, it's on the players. It's on us as a group. We weren't good enough tonight."
Brock McGinn gave the Hurricanes a 1-0 lead at 4:30 of the first period when his backhand pass deflected off Matt Benning's skate and Yohann Auvitu's stick.
Drake Caggiula tied the game 1-1 when he scored from in close off a Draisaitl pass at 4:53. The assist was Draisaitl's 200th NHL point.

Benning put the Oilers up 2-1 at 6:53. Darling made the save on the intial shot by Benning, who batted the rebound off the glass out of midair off Darling's back from behind the net.
"I just tried to wait until the puck came down so I didn't get high sticking," Benning said. "I was actually trying to hit it at his pads, but it hit his back."
Ryan Strome made it 3-1 at 9:17 with an unassisted goal.

"Our answer to the goal-against was exceptional," Draisaitl said. "I think we scored the shift after. All four lines were ready to go right off the bat, and that helped us win the game."
Aho scored on the power play to cut the Oilers lead to 3-2 at 14:54.
Draisaitl found Aberg for a tap-in for a 4-2 lead at 1:32 of the second period.

Teuvo Teravainen scored at 4:12 to get the Hurricanes to within 4-3, but Auvitu made it 5-3 at 11:54. The defenseman scored off a pass from Draisaitl on an odd-man rush.
"I haven't scored, I haven't played, so obviously it's a little personal pride," said Auvitu, a healthy scratch the past nine games and goalless in his previous 13. "I will take it."

Draisaitl gave the Oilers a 6-3 lead at 15:37 when he scored on a one-timer from along the boards off a pass from Jesse Puljujarvi, who made it 7-3 at 13:06 of the third.

Goal of the game

Draisaitl's goal at 15:37 of the second period.

Save of the game

Talbot stopping Jordan Staal at 3:38 of the second period.

Highlight of the game

Benning's goal at 6:53 of the first period.

They said it

"As a top-six guy, you always get measured by what you produce, at the end of the day. It's about contributing and producing. I think I can speak for a lot of guys that are supposed to contribute. You have to stay positive. Some nights the bounces don't go your way, the next night they will go your way." -- Oilers center Leon Draisaitl, who had one assist the previous four games before his four-point night
"It's disappointing when our compete is the way it was tonight. If we don't compete and if we're not the hardest-working team, we don't give ourselves a chance. When we don't bring it, it's a little bit disappointing, for sure. That's an understatement." -- Hurricanes coach Bill Peters

Need to know

The Oilers scored at least seven goals for the fourth time this season. ... Draisaitl has 17 multipoint games this season. ... The Hurricanes have allowed 29 goals in their past five losses.

What's next

Oilers: At the Ottawa Senators on Thursday (7:30 p.m. ET; TSN5, RDS, SNW, NHL.TV)
Hurricanes: Host the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday (7 p.m. ET; FS-CR, FS-A, NHL.TV)