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McDavid has goal, assist, tops 130 points for Oilers in win against Stars

McDavid has goal, assist, tops 130 points for Oilers in win against Stars

McDavid has goal, assist, tops 130 points for Oilers in win against Stars

EDMONTON — Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist to surpass 130 points for the Edmonton Oilers in a 4-1 win against the Dallas Stars at Rogers Place on Thursday.

Mattias Janmark scored twice, Evan Bouchard had two assists, and Stuart Skinner made 25 saves for the Oilers (38-23-8), who have won two straight and four of five. 

Wyatt Johnston scored for the third straight game, and Jake Oettinger made 26 saves for the Stars (37-19-13), who have lost two straight. 

Warren Foegele scored at 12:12 of the first period to give the Oilers a 1-0 lead when he converted a cross-crease pass from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. 

Janmark scored on a short-handed 2-on-1 rush with McDavid at 15:53 to make it 2-0. 

McDavid collected a loose puck deep in his own end, skated up the right wing and slipped a pass through Stars defenseman Ryan Suter to Janmark, who scored on a one-timer. 

Johnson cut it to 2-1 at 9:49 of the third period when he picked up his own rebound in the slot and shot it past Skinner. 

McDavid restored the two-goal lead with a power-play goal at 11:18 to make it 3-1. He took pass in the slot from Leon Draisaitl and picked the top corner on Oettinger. 

Janmark scored into an empty net at 17:17, with Oettinger on the bench for an extra attacker, for the 4-1 final. 

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