McDavid's 5-point night vs. Utah gives him NHL-best 23 on season

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - OCTOBER 17: Connor McDavid #97 of the Edmonton Oilers fist-bumps teammates after scoring a third-period goal against the Utah Mammoth at Delta Center on October 17, 2026 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Connor McDavid had two goals and three assists and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Utah Mammoth 6-2 on Saturday night to split a home-and-home series.

Utah won 4-2 on Thursday night in Edmonton.

Zach Hyman, Mathieu Joseph, Kasperi Kapanen and Leon Draisaitl also scored for the Oilers. Vasily Podkolzin had two assists, and Tristan Jarry made 26 saves.

John Marino and Mikhail Sergachev scored for the Mammoth. Utah replaced goalkeeper Karel Vejmelka with Sebastian Cossa late in the second period. Vejmelka finished with 12 saves, while Cossa made three saves.

Edmonton scored three goals in the first period. McDavid opened the scoring 40 seconds into the game. Hyman scored on a power play with 6:39 remaining in the period, and Joseph followed on a breakaway 32 seconds later.

Kapanen extended Edmonton's lead to 4-0 with 9:03 remaining in the second period. Draisaitl scored less than three minutes later for a 5-0 advantage.

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