Draisaitl has five points for Oilers, who score seven to defeat Senators

EDMONTON --Leon Draisaitl had a hat trick and two assists for the Edmonton Oilers in a 7-1 win against the Ottawa Senators at Rogers Place on Wednesday.

"I thought our start was really good and we put them on their heels a little bit early on, and that helps a lot," Draisaitl said. "We had contributions from all four lines, defensemen, and [goalie Mike Smith] was great, so it was a pretty complete effort."
Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists, Darnell Nurse had a goal and an assist, Tyson Barrie had three assists, and Smith made 21 saves for Edmonton (17-11-0) in the second of a three-game series which ends here Friday.
Edmonton, which has won 11 of 15, has won all six games against Ottawa this season.
"The whole game, we just didn't play the right way and we just didn't eliminate anybody," Senators coach D.J. Smith said. "We didn't stop anyone in the [defensive] zone, and we were easy to play against. We didn't look like we had a lot of jam, and they did. They had good legs, they jumped on every puck and they were ready to play, and we weren't."
Evgenii Dadonov scored, and Matt Murray made 29 saves for Ottawa (9-19-1).
"They're a power team, they have so much skill up front and they're hard to play against and hard to defend," Senators defenseman Thomas Chabot said. "You know these guys are going to score, they're going to have chances, they're going to have looks, and that's what we have to do. We have to limit those, we have to play them harder."
Nurse scored at 3:52 of the first period on a shot from the point through traffic to give Edmonton a 1-0 lead. The Oilers controlled the puck in the Senators zone for nearly a minute prior to the goal.
Jujhar Khaira made it 2-0 at 5:57 on a pass from Devin Shore on a 2-on-0 following a turnover by Dadonov.
Draisaitl scored on an individual rush at 12:08 for a 3-0 lead, and McDavid made it 4-0 at 13:26 on a shot from the slot.
"[Draisaitl] is such a strong player," Oilers coach Dave Tippett said. "He holds the puck, he uses his body well, forehand, backhand, it doesn't seem to matter to him. He's got so much poise in tight spots. He's an elite player. When you put the two of them together [with McDavid], it's a pretty lethal combination."

Draisaitl scored his second goal, on the power play, at 7:01 of the second period for a 5-0 lead.
"Connor and Leon are both incredible players and obviously world-class players," Barrie said. "They are quite a bit different too, they go about it in different ways. Leon, the way he thinks the game and the way he passes the puck on his forehand, backhand, slows the game down and finds guys with speed, it's pretty incredible. He's a great guy and I'm really grateful to get out with those two on a nightly basis."
James Neal made it 6-0 at 8:03 on a shot from the top of the left face-off circle, and Draisaitl completed the hat trick at 7:35 of the third period on a drop pass from McDavid to make it 7-0.
"[McDavid] is obviously a fun player to be on the ice with," Draisaitl said. "We have a good connection, good chemistry, and it's definitely fun to play with him."

Dadonov scored at 11:11, his 100th NHL goal, for the 7-1 final.
"That's not acceptable one bit," Senators defenseman Mike Reilly said. "It's on every single guy. It's not the coaches at all, it's on us. It's pretty embarrassing, and I feel like we've moved passed not having games like that. Regardless of who we play we're always in games, and tonight that wasn't the case."
NOTES: Senators forwards Colin White and Ryan Dzingel were injured. White fell awkwardly into the end boards and had to be helped off the ice at 8:35 of the second period, and Dzingel appeared to sustain a lower-body injury in the third period. There was no update on either player. … Draisaitl has scored five points against the Senators twice this season (six assists, Jan. 31), tying six others in the NHL since 1990-91 with at least five points against the same opponent in a single season. … Oilers defenseman William Lagesson was plus-1 playing 19:20 after missing 10 games with an undisclosed injury.