EDMONTON, AB - The Oilers slayed the monster they unleashed a few weeks earlier by taking down the Seattle Kraken 5-2 on Tuesday night for their fourth straight win.
Seattle had come into the contest as winners of seven straight road games, all coming after the Oilers defeated the Emerald City team 7-2 at Climate Pledge Arena back on Dec. 30, but Edmonton notched five even-strength goals to break the Kraken's streak.
"I think we're putting a lot of emphasis on defending the right way, and I thought we did a lot of really good things towards that direction tonight," Head Coach Jay Woodcroft said. "We we're able to take two points off a divisional opponent that's in front of us right now."
Zach Hyman led the way for the Oilers offence with a goal and two assists, while Dylan Holloway had his first career multi-point game with two helpers on the evening. The Oilers saw goals from up-and-down their lineup with Connor McDavid, Derek Ryan, Warren Foegele, Ryan McLeod and the aforementioned Hyman finding the twine behind Seattle starter Martin Jones.
Jack Campbell picked up his fourth consecutive win and fifth straight in games he's started between the Oilers pipes by turning away 28-of-30 Kraken shots.
The Oilers will continue their brief two-game homestand on Thursday when they take on the Tampa Bay Lightning in the second game of a back-to-back for the Florida side.
GAME RECAP: Oilers 5, Kraken 2
The Oilers picked up their fourth consecutive victory, all over Pacific Division opponents, with a 5-2 win over Seattle on Tuesday night