EDMONTON, AB - The Oilers secured their fourth straight victory and improved to 34-23-4 on the season with a commanding 6-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres at Rogers Place on St. Patrick's Day.
Multi-point efforts from Connor McDavid, Kailer Yamamoto, Zach Hyman, Cody Ceci and Tyson Barrie led the way for the Oilers, along with a 27-save performance from Mike Smith, who returned to the crease for the first time since Mar. 5 and earned his first victory in a month.
Yamamoto set a new career-high for points with a two-point night, scoring in his fourth straight game, while McDavid's goal and assist makes it four multi-point games in a row and four-straight home games with a goal for the Oilers captain as part of a line with Yamamoto and Evander Kane that's combined for 19 points in their last four games.
Leon Draisaitl notched his 40th goal of the season in the victory, and Devin Shore has goals in back-to-back games after adding a shorthanded goal.
GAME RECAP: Oilers 6, Sabres 1
Draisaitl pots his 40th goal of the season and Smith makes 27 saves in his return to the Oilers crease in a 6-1 victory over the Sabres on St. Patrick's Day
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