EDMONTON, AB - It was Oktoberfest in March at Rogers Place as German snipers Leon Draisaitl and Tim Stützle both scored twice in a 6-3 win for the Edmonton Oilers over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night.
Draisaitl's double gave the 27-year-old the fourth 100-point NHL season of his career, with his 44th goal of the campaign standing up as the game winner. The former Rocket Richard winner has been on a goal scoring tear as of late with 15 goals in his last 15 games.
"I think maybe he doesn't get as much attention as he deserves," Warren Foegele said about Draisaitl. "He's probably the best passer in the league and he's so smart. Just the way he kind of controls the game is something I've never seen before. He's a talented player and we're lucky we've got [him and McDavid] on our team."
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Derek Ryan, Nick Bjugstad and Connor McDavid added the rest of the Oilers offence on the evening, while Stutzle's 33rd and 34th goals of the season were accompanied by Brady Tkachuk's 27th on the year to pace the visitor's attack.
Stuart Skinner picked up his fifth win in his last six starts for his 20th victory of the season. The 24-year-old turned aside 29-of-32 Ottawa attempts in the win. Skinner came up big late in the contest with a pair of point-blank saves on Artem Zub and Shane Pinto with just over three minutes remaining to lock down the victory.
Senators starter Mads Sogaard allowed five goals on 33Oilers shots, marking the fourth time on the Senators five-game Western Conference road trip that they've allowed five or more goals.
Edmonton will now face the visiting Dallas Stars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday before heading out on the road for an important divisional matchup against the Seattle Kraken on Saturday afternoon.
GAME RECAP: Oilers 6, Senators 3
Leon Draisaitl and fellow German Tim Stützle both scored twice on the night in the Oilers 6-3 victory at Rogers Place on Tuesday