EDMONTON, AB – The Edmonton Oilers earned their fourth consecutive victory on Sunday night to complete the sweep of a weekend back-to-back with an impressive 6-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins at Rogers Place.
"I thought we played well considering the back-to-back with some travel," Brett Kulak said. "We had the benefit of getting in at a decent time yesterday, but they're still hard. You get tired, especially at this point of the season, but it was nice to see the start we had and goaltending was really good. That's always a big part of the team, so it was a good night for us."
Zach Hyman scored two goals in the victory and now has 12 goals in his last nine home games, reaching 42 goals on the season with goals in the first and second periods as one of six Oilers who recorded multiple points in the win alongside Leon Draisaitl (3A), Warren Foegele (2A), Connor McDavid (1G, 1A), Ryan McLeod (1G, 1A) and Brett Kulak (2A).
Calvin Pickard was exceptional in his 11th start of the season, turning aside 22 of 23 shots to record his eighth win in his last nine starts and improve his overall record to 8-3-0, while Cody Ceci and Corey Perry each chipped in with goals 18 seconds apart during a four-goal third period for Edmonton.
The Oilers now head out on the road for a four-game road trip that begins Tuesday at TD Garden, where they'll do battle with the Boston Bruins.