Warren Foegele scored twice, including the go-ahead goal in the third period, as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Seattle Kraken 5-3 on Saturday night.
Evan Bouchard and Connor McDavid each contributed a goal and an assist. At the same time, Colton Sceviour also scored for the Oilers, who have now won two consecutive games after enduring a six-game losing streak. Leon Draisaitl provided three assists, and Stuart Skinner made 14 saves.
It was Foegele’s first multi-goal game of the season.
“He’s such a quick, up-tempo player,” Oilers associate coach Jim Playfair said. “He went to their net hard and was rewarded for it.”
Foegele’s tiebreaking goal with about 11 minutes left to play was initially waved off as he collided with Driedger while the puck went into the net. After review, it was determined that he was pushed into the goalie, negating the interference call.
“I knew I wasn’t in the paint; I knew I got pushed in there, but you never know with some of these decisions,” Foegele said. “Just try to get to the net — good things happen when you go there.”
Ryan Donato, Jared McCann, and Carson Soucy scored for Seattle, with Jordan Eberle adding two assists. Chris Dredger made a season-high 36 saves as the Kraken fell to 1-4-1 in their last six games.
“It was a pretty tight hockey game,” Kraken coach Dave Hakstol said. “We couldn’t get a push in the second and third periods. We didn’t get through the neutral zone or get any type of a forecheck going, so there was no momentum to be found for us.”
The Kraken started strong with a 2-0 lead early in the game. Donato opened the scoring about four minutes in, marking a goal in his third consecutive game — matching his career high.
About five minutes later, McCann scored the second goal when Eberle’s pass from behind the net found him right in front. It was McCann’s 12th goal, tying him with Eberle for the team lead.
The Oilers tied it late in the first period. Evan Bouchard got the first with about seven minutes left on a shot from the point that bounced off Driedger’s glove and into the net.
Edmonton’s league-best power play tied it with three minutes left in the first, as Foegele hammered in a loose rebound to make it 2-2.
“Whatever the score is, you’ve still got to play the right way,” Foegele said. “We were continuing to attack, and it’s not fun to play against a team that’s constantly attacking and playing hard. You keep pounding that rock, and the rock’s going to chip.”
The teams traded goals in the second period. Sceviour scored with seven minutes left, and Soucy equalized with 3 1/2 minutes left in the second.
McDavid added an empty-net goal in the final minute to seal the win for Edmonton.
Game Notes
Seattle’s Brandon Tanev took a hit against the boards with about four minutes left in the game and stayed down on the ice in pain. When he skated off, he was helped off the ice and did not put weight on his right leg. Hakstol said he didn’t have an update on Tanev’s condition after the game. … Earlier Saturday, Oilers F Jesse Puljujarvi was placed in COVID-19 protocol, a day after F Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and defenseman Duncan Keith. The Oilers now have five players and head coach Dave Tippett in COVID-19 protocol, as Devin Shore and Ryan McLeod have already missed games. … Before the match, Seattle announced D Jamie Oleksiak was unavailable due to COVID protocol. The Kraken’s Colin Blackwell, Yanni Gourde, and Riley Sheahan were already on the COVID-19 list.
UP NEXT
- Oilers: Host Anaheim on Monday night.
- Kraken: Host Arizona on Tuesday night.
