EDMONTON, Alberta — Mattias Ekholm scored a hat trick and the Edmonton Oilers rode a dominant second period to a 7-4 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Monday.<\/p>\n
Zach Hyman and Connor McDavid each added a goal and an assist for the Oilers, Spencer Stastney scored his first in an Edmonton jersey and Darnell Nurse also scored.<\/p>\n
Leon Draisaitl contributed four assists and Tristan Jarry stopped 36 of the 40 shots he faced.<\/p>\n
Three of Anaheim\u2019s four goals came from Mikael Granlund on the power play, starting with his 10th tally of the season 3:24 into the game.<\/p>\n
His linemate Alex Killorn added an even-strength tally 55 seconds into the middle frame, Beckett Sennecke notched two assists, and Ville Husso made 25 saves in the loss.<\/p>\n
The result snapped a seven-game win streak for the Ducks, who downed the Calgary Flames<\/a> 4-3 in overtime on Sunday.<\/p>\n The Oilers got some fresh faces into the lineup with winger Kasperi Kapanen returning after missing three games with an injury and center Josh Samanski made his NHL debut.<\/p>\n Cutter Gauthier helped out on Granlund\u2019s first goal of the night and extended his point streak to five games with three goals and four assists across the stretch.<\/p>\n Ducks: Visit the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday.<\/p>\n Oilers: Host the San Jose Sharks on Thursday.<\/p>\n ___<\/p>\n