Connor McDavid kept rolling, Leon Draisaitl delivered the late knockout, and the Edmonton Oilers made it two straight with a 3-1 win over the Seattle Kraken on Saturday.
McDavid finished with a goal and an assist, pushing his total to nine points through three games. Owen Michaels and Draisaitl also scored for Edmonton, which improved to 2-0-1. Devon Levi turned aside 19 shots for the win.
Seattle’s lone goal came from Bobby McMann, while Philipp Grubauer stopped 22 shots for the Kraken, who dropped to 1-1-0 and continued to have trouble in Edmonton.
The game was tied 1-1 after McMann scored 9:06 into the second period, but the Oilers eventually found the opening they needed late in the third. Draisaitl snapped the deadlock with 2:27 left in regulation, then McDavid sealed it with an empty-net goal with 1:05 remaining.
That finish fit the way Edmonton handled Seattle all night. The Oilers have now won seven straight at home against the Kraken and came in with a 15-4-1 overall edge in the matchup.
They also have four of the top five all-time scorers against Seattle, with Draisaitl leading the way at 34 points in 15 games. McDavid is second, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins third and Zach Hyman fifth.
Michaels’ goal was another notable moment for Edmonton. The 24-year-old Michigan native went undrafted, then helped Western Michigan win its first national championship in program history in 2025.
He signed with the Oilers as a free agent and turned heads by making the team out of camp. Now he has two goals in his first three NHL games.
The Kraken will open at home against the Calgary Flames on Sunday. Edmonton heads to Anaheim to face the Ducks on Wednesday in a first-round rematch.
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