Draisaitl, McDavid score late to lift Oilers to 3-1 win over Kraken

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-04 · by Shane Jones The Canadian Press

Quick Summary

Connor McDavid scored a goal and assisted another as the Edmonton Oilers won their second consecutive game against the Seattle Kraken with a 3-1 victory on Saturday. Leon Draisaitl and rookie Owen Michaels also contributed goals for Edmonton. The key moment came when Draisaitl scored just over two minutes before the end of regulation, putting the Oilers up by two points. Edmonton has a strong record against Seattle, winning seven consecutive home games against them.
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Story summary

On Saturday, the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Seattle Kraken by a score of 3-1 at home. Connor McDavid contributed a goal and an assist, bringing his point total through three games to nine. Owen Michaels and Leon Draisaitl also scored for the Oilers, who improved their record to 2-0-1. The Kraken's Bobby McMann scored their only goal, pushing the game to 1-1 early in the second period before Edmonton pulled ahead with under three minutes left in regulation thanks to goals from Draisaitl and McDavid’s empty-netter. Oilers goaltender Devon Levi made 19 saves for the win, while Philipp Grubauer had 22 stops for Seattle. The victory showcased the Oilers' improved defensive play after high-scoring games against the Vancouver Canucks earlier in the season.

Written for “Oilers Win Against Kraken” on 2026-10-06, grounded in this article and the 3 other(s) covering the same event.

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Correction & hedging signals
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Narrative spread
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Story

📰 Oilers Win Against Kraken
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Global News · 0.97 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 16 📰 publisher trust 64
“Both articles describe the identical hockey game between Edmonton Oilers and Seattle Kraken on October 4, 2026, with the same score, players' performances, and details.”
Global News · 0.95 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 32 📰 publisher trust 64
“Both articles describe the Edmonton Oilers' 3-1 win over the Seattle Kraken on October 4, 2026.”
Toronto Star · 0.88 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 32 📰 publisher trust 63
“Both articles describe the same hockey game between Edmonton Oilers and Seattle Kraken on October 4, 2026, reporting the final score of 3-1 in favor of the Oilers.”

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Who wrote this

Shane Jones The Canadian Press
4 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction
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Also by Shane Jones The Canadian Press
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Topics

EDMONTON Kraken Oilers Seattle the Edmonton Oilers

Subjects

EDMONTON GPE · 5× Oilers ORG · 5× Draisaitl PERSON · 4× Kraken ORG · 4× Seattle GPE · 4× Connor McDavid PERSON · 2× McDavid PERSON · 2× McMann PERSON · 2× the Edmonton Oilers ORG · 1× the Seattle Kraken ORG · 1×

Narrative

The Oilers have four of the top five scorers all-time against Seattle, with Draisaitl first with 34 points in 15 games, Connor McDavid second, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins third and Zach Hyman fifth.
framing: assertive · carried by 2 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-04
2026-10-04 · Toronto Star
Draisaitl, McDavid score late to lift Oilers to 3-1 win over Kraken · assertive framing
2026-10-04 · Global News
Oilers top Kraken 3-1 for second straight win · assertive framing

Claims (16 extracted, 0 hedged)

Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist to give him nine points through three games as the Edmonton Oilers won their second game in a row, defeating the Seattle Kraken 3-1 on Saturday. asserted
Oilers → have → Saturday
Owen Michaels and Leon Draisaitl also scored for the Oilers (2-0-1). asserted
Michaels → score → Oilers
Devon Levi made 19 stops to earn the win in the Oilers’ net. asserted
Levi → make → net
Bobby McMann replied for the Kraken (1-1-0) who continued to struggle in Edmonton. asserted
who → reply → Edmonton
Philipp Grubauer recorded 22 saves for Seattle. asserted
Grubauer → record → Seattle
After McMann made it a 1-1 game 9:06 into the second period, it was Draisaitl who eventually broke the deadlock. asserted
who → make → deadlock
Draisaitl scored with 2:27 left in regulation, with McDavid adding an empty-netter with 1:05 remaining. asserted
McDavid → score → 1:05
Since joining Seattle last season, McMann has 11 goals in 20 games. asserted
McMann → join → games
Michaels, a 24-year-old Michigan native, went undrafted before helping Western Michigan win their first national championship in program history in 2025. asserted
Michigan → go → 2025
He signed as a free agent with Edmonton and surprised many by making the team out of camp. asserted
He → sign → camp
He now has two goals in his first three pro games at the NHL level. asserted
He → have → level
KEY MOMENT Edmonton went up 2-1 with just 2:27 to play in the third after a puck caromed off of McDavid to Draisaitl out front and he buried his third of the campaign. asserted
he → go → campaign
Edmonton has owned Seattle, entering the contest with a 15-4-1 overall record against the Kraken and sitting at 8-1-0 all-time at home against them with seven consecutive wins. asserted
Edmonton → own → wins
The Oilers have four of the top five scorers all-time against Seattle, with Draisaitl first with 34 points in 15 games, Connor McDavid second, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins third and Zach Hyman fifth. asserted
Hyman → have → games
UP NEXT Kraken: Have their home-opener against the Calgary Flames on Sunday. Oilers: asserted
Kraken → have → Oilers
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 3, 2026. asserted
report → publish → Press
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