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Chicago Blackhawks at Edmonton Oilers

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Oilers win season-high 5th straight, beating Chicago 3-1 to end Blackhawks' playoff hopes

Chicago Blackhawks vs. Edmonton Oilers: Game Highlights

Chicago lost its fifth straight to drop out of playoff contention, extending its postseason drought to six seasons. Edmonton matched Pacific Division-leading Anaheim with 87 points, but has played one more game than the Ducks.

Adam Henrique and Vasily Podkolzin also scored for the Oilers, and Tristan Jarry made 17 saves. They have won seven of their last nine, surging with star forward Leon Draisaitl out for the rest of the regular season because of a lower-body injury.

Nick Lardis scored for Chicago. Spencer Knight stopped 31 shots for Chicago, and Arvid Soderblom made four saves and allowed a goal while Knight dealt with an equipment issue.

McDavid's goals streak ended at five games. He has 43 goals and 83 assists for 126 points, two more than Tampa Bay's Nikita Kucherov for the NHL lead.

Up next Blackhawks: At Seattle on Saturday night.

Oilers: Host Vegas on Saturday night.

Regular Season Series

EDM wins series 3-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 5:32 Adam Henrique Goal (3) Backhand, assists: Jack Roslovic (13), Darnell Nurse (15)
Goal 2nd Period 12:13 Matt Savoie Goal (15) Snap Shot, assists: Connor McDavid (83), Evan Bouchard (67)
Goal 3rd Period 5:06 Nick Lardis Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Connor Bedard (39), Teuvo Teravainen (20)
Goal 3rd Period 18:59 Vasily Podkolzin Goal (17) Snap Shot, assists: Jason Dickinson (9), Connor Murphy (11)

Statistics

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14 Blocked Shots 20
9 Hits 18
7 Takeaways 3
18 Shots 38
0 Power Play Goals 1
1 Power Play Opportunities 3
0.0 Power Play Percentage 33.3
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
30 Faceoffs Won 30
50.0 Faceoff Win Percent 50.0
13 Giveaways 12
3 Total Penalties 1
6 Penalty Minutes 2
Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Leon Draisaitl, C Injured Reserve Mar 19
Colton Dach, C Injured Reserve Mar 13
Mattias Janmark, C Injured Reserve Mar 6
Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Blackhawks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Nick Lardis, LW Day-To-Day Apr 2
Andrew Mangiapane, LW Out Apr 1
Matt Grzelcyk, D Out Mar 31
Artyom Levshunov, D Out Mar 31
Oliver Moore, C Out Mar 9

Game Information

Rogers Place

Location: Edmonton, AB
Attendance: 18,347 | Capacity:

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 49 15 108 10
Dallas 45 19 102 12
Minnesota 42 21 96 12
Utah 39 30 84 6
Nashville 35 31 79 9
Winnipeg 32 31 76 12
St. Louis 31 31 74 12
Chicago 27 35 68 14

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Anaheim 41 29 87 5
Edmonton 39 28 87 9
Vegas 34 26 84 16
San Jose 36 31 79 7
Los Angeles 30 26 79 19
Seattle 32 31 75 11
Calgary 31 36 70 8
Vancouver 22 45 52 8
Full Standings