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National Hockey League
Edmonton 5, Arizona 4
When: 10:00 PM ET, Monday, March 27, 2023
Where: Mullett Arena, Tempe, Arizona
Referees: Pierre Lambert, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen: Bryan Pancich, Joe Mahon
Attendance: 4600

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored a third-period tiebreaking goal, Leon Draisaitl netted the 300th goal of his career and the Edmonton Oilers swept the season series from the Arizona Coyotes with a 5-4 win at Tempe, Ariz., on Monday.

On his club's fourth power play, Nugent-Hopkins, who added an assist, came in from the right side and tucked in his 34th goal at 12:05.

A nine-year veteran with Edmonton (42-23-9, 93 points), Draisaitl, who had a helper, notched an unassisted tally from the edge of the right circle at 14:32 of the second period to give the Oilers a 4-2 lead.

That milestone marker -- his 46th goal of the season -- also inched the German second-line center closer to a potential third 50-goal campaign.

He hit the half-century mark last season and in 2018-19.

By scoring in his 630th game, Draisaitl used the fourth-fewest games to reach 300 goals among active players -- behind Alex Ovechkin (473), Steven Stamkos (550) and Sidney Crosby (622).

Zach Hyman notched his career-high 32nd goal, Evan Bouchard had a goal and an assist, and Darnell Nurse scored short-handed for the Oilers, who won all three from Arizona and are 12-4-1 in their past 17 overall.

Goaltender Jack Campbell (19-9-4) made 29 saves to move to 5-2-1 against the Coyotes.

Arizona (27-35-13, 67 points) got two goals apiece from Matias Maccelli and Barrett Hayton. Lawson Crouse dealt three assists and Jack McBain and Nick Schmaltz each had two.

Clayton Keller stretched his point streak to 13 games -- the NHL's longest active run -- with a helper.

Goalie Karel Vejmelka (18-22-5) stopped 24 shots as Arizona fell to 0-3-2 in its past five matches.

Maccelli put the home side up 1-0 at 3:50 of the first period by firing home a shot that gave him goals in consecutive games.

The Oilers' top-ranked power play scored just six seconds into the first man advantage when Hyman redirected Connor McDavid's pass through the slot at 4:40.

Arizona tallied on the power play with a marker midway through it on Hayton's putback at 12:59 of the first.

Again, though, the Oilers answered by potting the equalizer 35 seconds later with Bouchard's fifth tally to tie it 2-all.

With Edmonton short-handed, Nurse rounded out the frame by getting his ninth goal to trickle in with 1:49 left in the first after Vejmelka got most of it.

In the third and down 4-2, the Coyotes used dogged play to tie it on Maccelli's 10th tally at 3:52 and Hayton's 17th less than a minute later.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Edmonton   Arizona
Evan Bouchard 2 Points Lawson Crouse 3
Evan Bouchard 1 Goals Barrett Hayton 2
Evan Bouchard 1 Assists Lawson Crouse 3
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 1 Power Play Goals Barrett Hayton 1
Darnell Nurse 1 Short Handed Goals N/A
Jack Campbell .879 Save Percentage Karel Vejmelka .828
Jack Campbell 29 Saves Karel Vejmelka 24
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Edmonton 29 5 2-4 3-4 8 29
Arizona 33 4 1-4 2-4 8 32
Upcoming Games
  • Arizona will play their next game at home against Dallas. The Coyotes have a W/L % of .370 after a win and .354 after a loss.
  • Edmonton will play their next game on the road against Vegas. The Oilers have a W/L % of .524 after a win and .625 after a loss.