EDMONTON, AB – Nothing like a clean sheet and two huge points earned on your cake day.
Goaltender Connor Ingram made all 27 saves on his 29th birthday to record the shutout in a 3-0 victory over the Seattle Kraken, giving the Edmonton Oilers their first four-game win streak of the season and two more important points in the Pacific Division playoff race at Rogers Place on Tuesday,
Tallies from Max Jones and Kasperi Kapanen in the first period provided Ingram with all the offensive support he needed to pick up his 10th career shutout, with Edmonton’s penalty kill stopping all three Seattle power plays to improve to 9-for-9 over their four straight victories.
Connor McDavid added an empty-netter to extend his point streak to five games (6G, 4A), while Jake Walman, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Zach Hyman all added helpers in the victory that reduced the gap between them and the Anaheim Ducks to two points in the race for the Pacific Division title.
The Oilers will continue their homestand on Thursday when they attempt to push their win streak to five games against Connor Bedard & the Chicago Blackhawks.