The Edmonton Oilers can win without Connor McDavid. © APA / CODIE MCLACHLAN

NHL: Oilers win without McDavid

Even without the ailing superstar Connor McDavid, the Edmonton Oilers defeated reigning NHL champions Vegas 5-1. McDavid should play again tomorrow against Arizona.

11 April 2024

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With the loss, Vegas' playoff spot is still not secure. Also because the St. Louis Blues moved up to three points after their 5-2 win against Chicago.

In another game, the Arizona Coyotes defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 after overtime. Logan Cooley scored the winning goal after 3.51:XNUMX minutes of overtime.

Master Vegas is not yet firmly in the play-offs. © APA / DEREK CAIN

12 teams have already qualified for the round of 18. Eight more can at least have their hopes up. The basic round ends on April XNUMXth - then we will have clarity.

Kucherov or MacKinnon

In the scorer rankings, Tampa Russian Nikita Kucherov leads with 139 points ahead of Nathan MacKinnon (Colorado/137) and McDavid (130). Nine players have already achieved more than 100 points this year.