US EditionDefenceman Mattias Ekholm Scores First Hat Trick, Helps Edmonton Oilers Make History
Mattias Ekholm scored three goals to become the first NHL defenceman with consecutive hat tricks and ended Anaheim Ducks' seven-game winning streak, Oilers won 7-4.
- On Monday, Edmonton Oilers defenceman Mattias Ekholm scored a hat trick, leading the Oilers to a 7-4 win and making them the first NHL team with consecutive defenceman hat tricks.
- After a prolonged drought, Mattias Ekholm said he `couldn't buy a goal for 20 games` and has become part of Edmonton Oilers' backbone in his fourth season.
- First, Ekholm scored 6:28 into the second on a give-and-go with Zach Hyman, added a goal less than two minutes later from rookie Matt Savoie on a 2-on-1, and completed the hat trick with 11 seconds left after Leon Draisaitl won an offensive-zone faceoff.
- The loss snapped Anaheim Ducks' seven-game winning streak, despite the Ducks outshooting Edmonton Oilers 16-5 in the third and Edmonton scoring four goals by defencemen in 3:49.
- After a weekend of record nights, the team kept momentum as Kris Knoblauch, Oilers head coach, called the feat `pretty remarkable` and Ekholm said William will watch highlights.
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Edmonton Oilers Officially Make NHL History In Win Over Ducks
The Edmonton Oilers managed to pick up a critical victory on Monday evening over the Anaheim Ducks, a 7-4 final score at Rogers Place that improved their record to 27-19-8 and helped them keep pace with the first-place Vegas Golden Knights in their competitive division.But the story of the game was the fact that Oilers defenseman Mattias Ekholm picked up his first career hat trick, and in doing so, helped the franchise make history. The Oilers b…
The Edmonton Oilers earned their second consecutive NHL victory in the Hockey League, in which a defensive player scored a hat-trick. In addition to Sweden's Mattias Ekholm, Finland's Mikael Granlund was also in good shape, who also scored three hits.
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