Derek Ryan scored his first NHL hat trick as the Edmonton Oilers snapped their two-game losing streak, beating the hometown Florida Panthers 4-3 on Saturday.
After goalie Mikko Koskinen denied Mason Marchment’s shot on a 3-on-1 break near the end of the second period, Ryan tapped in a pass from Evander Kane for the hat trick and a 4-2 lead.
Leon Draisaitl netted his team-leading 36th goal, and Connor McDavid had two assists for Edmonton, which is 6-2 under new head coach Jay Woodcroft. With his two helpers, McDavid moved into a tie with Panthers forward Jonathan Huberdeau for the NHL scoring lead with 75 points.
Koskinen made 44 saves, including a key point-blank stop of Carter Verhaeghe on a breakaway midway through the third period, and a glove save on Aleksander Barkov with 4:22 remaining.
Barkov scored twice, Anton Lundell produced a goal, and Anthony Duclair had two assists for the Panthers, who have lost three consecutive games for the second time this season. Sergei…
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