McDavid scores twice, adds three assists as Oilers drill Mammoth 6-2

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Vejar, A. (2026, October 18). McDavid scores twice, adds three assists as Oilers drill Mammoth 6-2. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/mcdavid-has-2-goals-and-3-assists-in-the-oilers-6-2-romp-over-the-mammoth/article_2cab4df8-dd7a-5613-b601-36facdf27f5a.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-18 · by Alex Vejar

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Connor McDavid led the Edmonton Oilers to a 6-2 victory over the Utah Mammoth in Salt Lake City on Saturday night, scoring two goals and adding three assists. The Oilers also received goals from Zach Hyman, Mathieu Joseph, Kasperi Kapanen, and Leon Draisaitl. This win split the home-and-home series after Utah won 4-2 on Thursday in Edmonton. The Oilers improved to 5-0 away this season with Tristan Jarry making 26 saves against the Mammoth’s Vasily Vejmelka and Sebastian Cossa.
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Story summary

On Saturday night, Connor McDavid scored two goals and added three assists as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Utah Mammoth 6-2 in Salt Lake City. The game split a home-and-home series, with Utah winning the previous match 4-2 on Thursday in Edmonton. Other scorers for Edmonton included Zach Hyman, Mathieu Joseph, and Leon Draisaitl, who also contributed to the Oilers' strong performance, which includes being unbeaten in five road games this season. John Marino and Mikhail Sergachev scored for Utah, but despite a late change from Karel Vejmelka to Sebastian Cossa in goal, the Mammoth couldn't overcome Edmonton's lead. The Oilers now prepare to host the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday, while the Mammoth face off against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday.

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📰 McDavid Scores In Oilers Victory
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Who wrote this

Alex Vejar
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Topics

Edmonton Mammoth Oilers SALT LAKE CITY Utah

Subjects

Edmonton GPE · 3× Mammoth ORG · 2× Oilers ORG · 2× Utah GPE · 2× Connor McDavid PERSON · 1× Mathieu Joseph PERSON · 1× SALT LAKE CITY GPE · 1× Zach Hyman PERSON · 1× the Edmonton Oilers ORG · 1× the Utah Mammoth ORG · 1×

Narrative

Connor McDavid had two goals and three assists and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Utah Mammoth 6-2 on Saturday night to split a home-and-home series.
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2026-10-18 · Toronto Star
McDavid scores twice, adds three assists as Oilers drill Mammoth 6-2 · assertive framing

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Connor McDavid had two goals and three assists and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Utah Mammoth 6-2 on Saturday night to split a home-and-home series. asserted
Oilers → have → series
Utah won 4-2 on Thursday in Edmonton. asserted
Utah → win → Edmonton
Zach Hyman, Mathieu Joseph, Kasperi Kapanen and Leon Draisaitl also scored for the Oilers (6-1-1), who are 5 — 0 on the road this season. asserted
who → score → road
Vasily Podkolzin had two assists, and Tristan Jarry made 26 saves. asserted
Jarry → have → saves
John Marino and Mikhail Sergachev scored for the Mammoth (6-3-0). asserted
Marino → score → Mammoth
Utah replaced goalkeeper Karel Vejmelka with Sebastian Cossa late in the second period. asserted
Utah → replace → period
Vejmelka finished with 12 saves, while Cossa made three saves. asserted
Cossa → finish → saves
Edmonton scored there goals in the first period. asserted
Edmonton → score → period
McDavid opened the scoring 40 seconds into the game. asserted
McDavid → open → game
Hyman scored on a power play with 6:39 remaining in the period, and Joseph followed on a breakaway 32 seconds later. asserted
Joseph → score → breakaway
Kapanen extended Edmonton’s lead to 4-0 with 9:03 remaining in the second period. asserted
Kapanen → extend → period
Draisaitl scored less than three minutes later for a 5-0 advantage. asserted
Draisaitl → score → advantage
UP NEXT Oilers: Host the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday. Mammoth: Host the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday. asserted
Mammoth → host → Monday
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