GAME STORY: Oilers 4, Flyers 1

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Oilers keeper Mikko Koskinen made 31 saves to earn his seventh consecutive victory at Rogers Place, Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl notched three points apiece, and Alex Chiasson set a career high in goals with his 14th of the year in the Oilers 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday.

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"I feel the same at home or away," said Koskinen, who posted a .969 save percentage and is 11-3-1 this campaign. "It's still the same game but somehow we're playing really well at home. We're taking advantage of it right now and have to keep doing that every game."
Koskinen had a major hand in helping Edmonton go 5-for-5 on the penalty kill against the Flyers.
"He's been outstanding," Draisaitl, who picked up three assists on the night, said of Koskinen. "We really believe in him."
With two games in two nights for the Oilers, the club didn't let the fatigue of a back-to-back become an issue on Friday.
"I thought our energy got better and better as it went on," said Oilers Head Coach Ken Hitchcock of the back-to-back scenario. "We knew that was going to happen. It kind of works in reverse."
Added Draisaitl: "On a back-to-back, you're always a little more exhausted than the first night but that's when you rely on your structure."
Philly generated some pressure in the Oilers zone early, pushing up on the centre line to limit Edmonton's transition but Koskinen turned aside every shot he faced, including a stop on Travis Konecny from the side of the net.
Koskinen's early performance paved the way for the Oilers to get on the board first. Chiasson set his new career high at 12:37, going glove side from the slot on Philly goalie Anthony Stolarz after a setup from McDavid and Draisaitl. The winger picked up his 18th point of the season while McDavid and Draisaitl recorded their 29th and 24th assists on the play, respectively, continuing their hot streaks of late.
Draisaitl is on a five-game point streak with three goals and nine assists and McDavid is riding an eight-game heater, notching 15 points.
But McDavid alluded to winger Chiasson's play of late in his post-game interview.
"There's a knack for scoring, for sure," said No. 97 of his linemate. "He seems to have it right now. He has that quick release, so he doesn't need to be open for long."
Koskinen stopped the eight shots he saw in the opening 20, keeping the Oilers up by one to enter the middle frame.
"I just thought he was solid," said Hitchcock of his netminder. "He's solid. It seems like Talbs (Cam Talbot) gets more odd-man rushes than Koski does and Koski gets more in-zone play."

Drake Caggiula got his stick up on Nolan Patrick early in the second period to warrant a double minor high-sticking penalty. Koskinen was the Oilers best penalty killer, flashing his leather on Konecny, thwarting Ivan Provorov's wrister and also squaring up to Jakub Voracek's slap shot.
"I thought we got off to a slow start and Mikko did a great job of keeping us in it and getting our legs going," said McDavid, who now has 48 points.
Like they did in the first, the Oilers scored at 12:37 of the second frame to increase their lead to 2-0. Draisaitl took a shot from between his legs then McDavid received the rebound behind the net and banked the puck off the Flyers keeper to score. It was McDavid's 18th of the year and second point of the night.
Adam Larsson got in on the action 91 seconds later with his first of the year. The defender orchestrated a give-and-go with Ryan Spooner, beating Stolarz from within the right circle for the 3-0 lead.
Edmonton exited the frame up by a trio of goals and killed all four power plays against in the match, even getting a few quality opportunities shorthanded.

The Flyers gained some momentum in the third period, breaking Koskinen's shutout bid at 10:03. Voracek one-timed Claude Giroux's centring pass and Sean Couturier got a piece of the puck, bringing the Flyers within two goals of tying it up.
McDavid added an empty-net goal late to secure the victory, surpassing the Flyers 4-1. With the win, the Oilers sit third in the Pacific Division standings but is tied with the San Jose Sharks and Anaheim Ducks. All three teams have 39 points.
Hitchcock commented on the Oilers busy schedule of late, playing eight games in 14 nights and still finding ways to compile points.
"To get points in these games playing at 70 percent is pretty good," he said.
Edmonton will visit the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday.