Roman Josi had a goal and two assists to lead the Nashville Predators to a 3-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday in a clash of two of the Western Conference's hottest teams.

Josi helped set up goals from Yakov Trenin and Gustav Nyquist, while Juuse Saros made 32 saves as the Predators extended their season-high winning streak to five games.

Winnipeg had its season-high five-game winning streak halted after falling behind by a 3-0 score after two periods.

Trenin opened the scoring with 20 seconds left in the first period, and Josi made it 2-0 just 1:26 into the second before Nyquist scored on a power play nearly five minutes later.

Goals from Josh Morrissey and Cole Perfetti 42 seconds apart got the Jets within one with less than nine minutes left, but Winnipeg failed to get the equaliser after pulling goaltender Laurent Brossoit with under two minutes to go. 

FIVE IN A ROWpic.twitter.com/UZxU8bkFK2

— Nashville Predators (@PredsNHL) November 27, 2023

Brossoit finished with 23 saves.

 

McDavid's five points lead Oilers' drubbing of Ducks

Connor McDavid continued his hot streak with a goal and four assists as the Edmonton Oilers returned home to record an 8-2 rout of the Anaheim Ducks.

McDavid followed up a four-assist performance in Edmonton's 5-0 victory at Washington on Friday that capped off a four-game road trip. Zach Hyman added two goals and an assist and Darnell Nurse had three assists in the Oilers' highest-scoring game of the season.

Max Jones scored twice in the first 6:10 of the game to stake Anaheim to an early 2-1 lead, but the Oilers responded with goals from McDavid, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Hyman to go into the first intermission with a 4-2 advantage.

Hyman and James Hamblin scored in the second to extend the margin to 6-2, and Edmonton struck twice more in the third on power-play tallies from Leon Draisaitl and Mattias Ekholm.

BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN

The #Oilers defeat the Ducks by a score of 8-2 at @RogersPlace. #LetsGoOilers pic.twitter.com/2WQ174f3CQ

— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) November 27, 2023

The Ducks have now lost six straight. Starting goaltender Lukas Dostal was pulled 7:20 into the second period after allowing six goals on 16 shots, while John Gibson stopped eight of 10 chances in relief.

 

Perron reaches milestone as Red Wings extend Wild's skid

David Perron scored the 299th and 300th goals of his career as the Detroit Red Wings extended the Minnesota Wild's losing streak to seven games with a 4-1 victory.

Perron's two power-play goals and a four-point effort from Shayne Gostisbehere helped back 37 saves from Alex Lyon as the Red Wings won their third consecutive game despite being outshot by a 38-23 margin.

Gostisbehere had a goal and three assists, while Dylan Larkin added a goal along with an assist on Perron's milestone tally.

Larkin's eighth goal of the season snapped a 1-1 tie with 3:07 remaining in the second period. Perron extended the margin 1:29 into the second before Gostisbehere scored into an empty net in the final minute to seal the victory.

Congrats on 3⃣0⃣0⃣, @DP_57! pic.twitter.com/R2BqSGQk9k

— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) November 26, 2023

Lyon prevented any comeback hopes for Minnesota by stopping all 18 shots he faced in the third period.

Perron's first of the day put Detroit in front just 4:06 in, but the Wild answered later on when Joel Eriksson Ek scored on a power play with 12 seconds left in the first period.

Filip Gustavsson stopped 19 of 22 shots for the Wild, who fell to 0-5-2 since Nov. 9.