Pavel Mintyukov scored twice and Beckett Sennecke scored twice as the Anaheim Ducks held off the Edmonton Oilers 5-4 on Thursday.
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Pavel Mintyukov and Beckett Sennecke each scored two goals as the Anaheim Ducks defeated the Edmonton Oilers 5-4 on Thursday, extending Edmonton’s losing streak to two games.
Mintyukov finished with two goals and an assist, while Sennecke also recorded two goals. Cutter Gauthier added a goal for the Ducks, who improved to 8-7-1 and earned their third straight win.
Laurent Brossoit made 23 saves for Anaheim to earn the victory. For Edmonton, Evan Bouchard, Connor McDavid, Kasperi Kapanen and Leon Draisaitl scored, and Matt Tomkins made 16 saves.
Tristan Jarry was out for Edmonton due to illness, while Devon Levi and Frederik Andersen were injured. Brett Epp sat on the bench, with Edmonton dressing a full-time emergency backup goalie.
Gauthier entered the game with back-to-back hat tricks and extended his scoring stretch to four games. McDavid, who was rattled early when Ducks defender Drew Helleson took him hard into the post, responded with a goal and three assists, extending his points and assist streaks to 17 games this season and reaching 44 points.
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