ANAHEIM, Calif. — When Ryan Nugent-Hopkins was the highest general decide by the Edmonton Oilers in 2011, many thought he can be on the verge of a pair 100-point seasons.
The veteran ahead lastly reached that milestone Wednesday night time in his twelfth NHL marketing campaign.
Nugent-Hopkins grew to become the third Edmonton skater to succeed in 100 factors this season because the surging Oilers prolonged their factors streak to 12 video games with a 3-1 victory over the woeful Anaheim Ducks.
“I’m not a huge numbers or stats guy, but I mean, it’s definitely a milestone that I’m proud of,” stated Nugent-Hopkins, who obtained the purpose with an help on Zach Hyman’s empty-net objective late within the third interval.
Nugent-Hopkins joined Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl to succeed in the century mark this season with the Oilers. The final time a staff had three or extra gamers with a minimum of 100 factors was Pittsburgh in 1995-96 with Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr and Ron Francis).
“Connor and Leon do every single year (reach 100 points). For them to do what they do every year consistently is something that you don’t see too often,” Nugent-Hopkins stated. “Personally, I just try to help out when I can and happy to be part of this group.”
PHOTOS: Nugent-Hopkins reaches 100 factors, surging Oilers beat Ducks
McDavid additionally had an help on Hyman’s objective to maneuver him inside two factors of 150.
Klim Kostin had a objective and an help, and Nick Bjugstad additionally scored for the Oilers, who’ve received six straight and strengthened their maintain on second place within the Pacific Division. Jack Campbell stopped 27 photographs.
It is the sixth time in franchise historical past they’ve had a factors streak of a minimum of 12 video games. The final was 2005-06 once they had a team-record, 16-game run.
“I think we’re playing good hockey,” Oilers coach Jay Woodcock stated. “I think we’re rounding into form at the right time of year. But I know there’s another level to our group, and we haven’t hit it just yet.”
Troy Terry scored for Anaheim and Lukas Dostal made 30 saves.
The Ducks have dropped 9 straight and are 1-10 of their final 11 as they remained tied with Chicago and Columbus for fewest factors within the NHL at 56.
It is the third straight season Anaheim had had a winless streak of a minimum of 9 video games.
“We’ve done an excellent job at keeping negativity out of our room. We want to keep our work ethic high,” coach Dallas Eakins stated. “If we can do that and invest in each other and look after each other the last few games here, I think it’d be a good way to end the season.”
Kostin, who was taking part in in his a hundredth NHL recreation, obtained his first level in 11 video games halfway by way of the second interval when he took the move from Mattias Ekholm and put a wrist shot from out entrance that Dostal was unable to get his glove on for his eleventh of the season.
Three minutes later, Kostin made a move behind the objective to Bjugstad to make it 2-0. It was Bjugstad’s seventeenth of the season and fourth since he was acquired by the Oilers from the Arizona Coyotes on the commerce deadline.
Terry obtained the Ducks inside a objective 5 minutes into the third on a wrist shot from the left faceoff circle.
Terry – who’s tied with Trevor Zegras for the staff lead in objectives at 22 – had missed Anaheim’s four-game journey on account of his spouse anticipating the couple’s first youngster.
A NEW LOW
The loss additionally assured Anaheim would end with the fewest factors in a full 82-game season in franchise historical past. The earlier low was 65 factors in 1997-98, which was the fourth-worst file within the league that season.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Anaheim left winter Brock McGinn suffered an upper-body harm throughout the first interval and didn’t return.
UP NEXT
Oilers: At San Jose on Saturday.
Ducks: At Arizona on Saturday.
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