Edmonton Oilers defenseman Evan Bouchard (2) handles the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Chicago Blackhawks, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
CHICAGO (AP) — Zach Hyman scored a tiebreaking power-play goal in the third period, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 on Saturday night.
Adam Henrique, Corey Perry and Vasily Podkolzin also scored for the Oilers, who closed out a 3-1 road trip. Leon Draisaitl had two assists.
Chicago lost for the eighth time in 10 games. Connor Bedard’s career-high point streak was stopped at nine games.
Teuvo Teravainen and Nick Foligno each had a goal and an assist for the Blackhawks, who beat the Oilers 5-2 in Edmonton on Oct. 12.
With Chicago defenseman Nolan Allan in the penalty box for tripping, Hyman gave Edmonton a 4-3 lead when he muscled home his 14th goal 7:18 into the third.
Chicago got off to a fast start behind Teravainen, who beat Calvin Pickard for his 10th goal 4:45 into the first period. Teravainen then picked up his 20th assist when he played the puck off the end boards and it bounced right to Foligno on the side of the net for a 2-0 lead with 4:59 left.
Ryan Donato’s 13th goal made it 3-1 midway through the second, but Henrique got one back for Edmonton with a tip that went through Arvid Soderblom’s legs at 15:49.
With the Oilers controlling the action for the last part of the second, Perry tied it at 3 with his seventh goal with 2:30 remaining in the period.
Takeaways
Oilers: It was a quiet night for Connor McDavid, but Edmonton still had enough to close out Chicago.
Blackhawks: Teravainen has four goals and 13 assists in his last 13 games.
Key moment
Henrique was called for high-sticking with 53 seconds left, but Chicago couldn’t come up with the tying score.
Key stat
Draisaitl has 17 goals and 22 assists in 26 career games against Chicago.
Up next
Both teams play at home on Monday night. Edmonton faces Los Angeles, and Chicago takes on Calgary.
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By JAY COHEN
AP Sports Writer
This post was last modified on 01/11/2025 8:02 pm
