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The Washington Capitals did not have much trouble scoring goals Thursday in their season-opening victory at Buffalo. They wont have long to wait for another ch

By Syndicated Content Jan 15, 2021 3:52 AM Connor McDavid scored three goals and added an assist in a dominating performance to lead the host Edmonton Oilers to a 5-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had two goals and an assist, Leon Draisaitl collected four assists and Mikko Koskinen made 38 saves for the Oilers. Edmonton responded with an emphatic win one night after dropping a disappointing 5-3 home game to the Canucks in the teams' season-opening clash. McDavid, who was held off the scoresheet in the opener on his 24th birthday, was a force...

Lineup notes, storylines, and broadcast info for Friday's game.

Forwards (13)   Krueger's philosophy when it comes to his forward lines is to strike balance through the lineup, with each line containing a mix of offensive and defensive strengths.  Let's go line by line based on Thursday's morning skate to see how they were constructed. (Keep in mind that Kyle Okposo is day-to-day and will miss Thursday's opener.)  4 Taylor Hall - 9 Jack Eichel - 72 Tage Thompson Krueger said upon acquiring Hall in the offseason that he envisioned the 2018 Hart Trophy winner skating alongside Eichel. True to his word, we've seen the duo play as linemates ever since Eic...

Hall has had the opportunity to skate with a number of different players in the week since training camp opened. Over the last few days, he's been on a line with Eichel, who missed the first four days of on-ice sessions - including the first Blue & Gold Scrimmage - due to an upper-body injury.  The two have been working on their timing and it paid off with some nifty plays, particularly at the top and tail of the scrimmage. Eichel and Hall both scored in the overtime period. "It was fun to play with him. We've had, I think, four skates together now so hopefully we can continue that gelling p...