By Canadian Press

DeBrincat helps Blackhawks top Oilers to win 4th straight

Mar 5, 2020 | 9:34 PM

CHICAGO — Alex DeBrincat scored two goals, rookie Adam Boqvist had two assists, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Thursday night.

It was the fourth straight victory for the Blackhawks, who climbed within four points of the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference.

Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews also scored for Chicago. Corey Crawford made 20 saves.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Josh Archibald and Kailer Yamamoto had goals for Edmonton, which had its three-game winning streak ended. The Oilers remained two points behind Pacific Division leader Vegas. Leon Draisaitl had two assists, pushing his league-leading points total to 110.

DeBrincat got his second two-goal game in the last seven with his scores in the second period, the second of which made it 4-1. It also prompted Edmonton coach Dave Tippett to pull goaltender Mike Smith in favour of Mikko Koskinen. Smith allowed four goals on 21 shots, while Koskinen made 10 saves.

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DeBrincat had given the Blackhawks a three-goal lead 4:59 into the second with a 50-foot shot that Smith never saw, thanks to an inadvertent screen by defenceman Matt Benning.

Kane found an opening on the short left wing and rifled the puck over a sprawled Smith for his 30th goal of the season with 5:26 left in the first.

Chicago took a 2-0 lead on Toews’ wraparound score 47 seconds into the second. Boqvist, who entered the game with only seven assists in 39 games, earned the first of his two assists with a crisp feed to Toews.

The Oilers rallied in the third period with a pair of goals in 49 seconds. Archibald and Yamamoto beat Crawford from the right slot, with Yamamoto’s goal — which trimmed Chicago’s lead to a goal — needing confirmation from NHL replay officials.

NOTES: Chicago D Lucas Carlsson was hit in the head by a shot from Edmonton’s Kris Russell midway through the second period and did not return. … Kane’s goal marked his fifth season of 30 or more goals in his 13-year career. Four of those seasons are in the last five. … The Blackhawks are 5-1 when Kane and Toews, their two star forwards, score in the same game this season. … Edmonton D Mike Green missed his fifth game with a knee injury. … Oilers D William Lagesson and Chicago D Nick Seeler each were healthy scratches for the fourth straight game.

UP NEXT

Oilers: host Columbus on Saturday night.

Blackhawks: at Detroit on Friday night.

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Tim Cronin, The Associated Press