JamzNG Latest News, Gist, Entertainment in Nigeria
EDMONTON – Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored the game-winning goal to give the Edmonton Oilers a 6-5 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night.
Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid both shined with two goals and three assists each for the Oilers (8-1-1) who have won three in a row and seven of their last eight.
Nugent-Hopkins, who also had an assist, scored the other goal in regulation.
Oilers goalie Devon Levi made 22 stops.
Jackson Blake, Sebastian Aho, Seth Jarvis, Logan Stankhoven and Juuso Valimaki answered for the Hurricanes (8-2-2). The defending Stanley Cup champions have lost two of their last three games.
Related Videos
Brandon Bussi recorded 16 saves for Carolina.
Get daily National news
Get Canada’s daily news stories delivered to your inbox so you never miss the day’s top stories.
TAKEAWAY
Hurricanes: Jarvis scored in his first game of the season, making his debut following off-season shoulder surgery. The 24 year old player has scored more than 30 goals in the last three seasons.
Oilers: Nugent-Hopkins also scored in his season debut, returning after suffering a lower-body injury during training camp. The 33-year-old was the franchise leader for most of the season played with the Oilers at just 16 years old.
IMPORTANT MOMENT
Edmonton equalized with their goalie being pulled with 1:28 remaining. McDavid sent a shot on goal that deflected off Jesperi Kotkaniemi’s skate for his eighth goal of the season.
KEY STATUS
McDavid, who has a point in every game this season, increased his league-leading point total to 31 in just 10 games. He joined Mario Lemieux, Mike Bossy and Wayne Gretzky as the only NHL players to reach the 30-point mark in 10 games or less.
NEXT
Hurricanes: End a five-game road trip at St. Louis. Louis on Saturday.
Oilers: Continue their homestand against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 22, 2026.
© 2026 Canadian Press
