The Edmonton Oilers edged out the Seattle Kraken with a 5-4 victory on Saturday, highlighted by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins`s impressive hat trick. This win came as the Oilers played without two of their key offensive players.
Adam Henrique and Jeff Skinner also contributed to the Oilers` score, helping their team (41-24-5) secure the win. Edmonton was missing Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, both sidelined with injuries expected to last about a week. Mattias Ekholm and Darnell Nurse each tallied two assists for Edmonton, who are on a strong 4-0-1 streak in their recent five games.
For the Kraken (30-36-5), Kaapo Kakko scored twice, with Andre Burakovsky and Jaden Schwartz also finding the net. Despite these efforts, Seattle suffered their second consecutive loss and were also without their top point-getter, Chandler Stephenson, who was injured in their previous game.
