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Edmonton Rallies Past Blackhawks

Leon Draisaitl scored the tiebreaking goal with 37.6 seconds left and had two assists to lead the Edmonton Oilers past the Chicago Blackhawks 6-5 on Thursday night for their third straight win.

 

Connor McDavid scored three goals and added an assist in his 12th career hat trick and second this season.

 

Draisaitl lifted a shot from the right side of the net with goalie Alex Stalock down to settle a wild, penalty-filled contest and snap Chicago's four-game winning streak.

 

It was the perfect way for Draisaitl to celebrate his 27th birthday.

 

Patrick Kane scored on a rebound with 3:11 remaining to tie it at 5 after McDavid put Edmonton ahead 5-4 at 10:16 of the third period to complete his hat trick. McDavid beat defenseman Jake McCabe in the slot and danced in to score Edmonton's third power-play goal of the night.

 

Max Domi had a goal and two assists for the Blackhawks. Andreas Athanasiou, Reese Johnson and Jonathan Toews also scored for Chicago (4-3-0). Kane added two assists as Chicago lost at home for the first time this season after three straight wins.

 

First-year Chicago coach Luke Richardson was impressed with his rebuilding team's ability to skate with and bounce back against the skilled Oilers. But at times, he thought his players gave Edmonton's stars too much time, space and ''respect.''

 

The Blackhawks are at Buffalo on Saturday.

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