WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Interstat) — Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist to extend his points streak to a career high-matching 17 games, and the Edmonton Oilers rallied to beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-3 on Thursday night. The Jets took a 3-1 lead in a frantic first period with goals from Kyle Connor, Tanner Pearson and Josh Morrissey. Vasily Podkolzin scored for Edmonton in the opening frame. McDavid scored in the second period to begin the comeback. Zach Hyman tied it in the third before Evan Bouchard netted the winner. Calvin Pickard made 13 saves for the Oilers. The loss was the 11th straight for Winnipeg. Edmonton improved to 22-22, while the Jets fell to 15-27.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Interstat) — Connor McDavid extended his points streak to a career high-matching 17 games with a goal and an assist, and the Edmonton Oilers rallied from an early two-goal deficit to beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-3 on Thursday night, handing the Jets their 11th consecutive loss. McDavid’s power-play marker late in the second period sparked the comeback before Evan Bouchard scored the game-winner midway through the third as the Oilers swept a two-game set in Winnipeg after a 3-1 victory here on Dec. 29. The Jets, mired in their longest skid in over a decade, erupted for three goals in a span of 1 minute, 40 seconds late in the first period to take a commanding 3-1 lead, but could not solve Edmonton goaltender Calvin Pickard again. Pickard stopped 13 of 16 shots for the win. Connor Hellebuyck made 38 saves for Winnipeg in a losing effort. The loss dropped the Jets to 15-27, while Edmonton evened its record at 22-22. Winnipeg’s Kyle Connor opened the scoring at 11:11 of the first, finishing a crisp passing sequence with Mark Scheifele and Alex Iafallo for his 21st goal of the season. Edmonton answered just under six minutes later when Vasily Podkolzin converted a setup from Kasperi Kapanen and Ty Emberson at 17:02. The game then turned dramatically in the final three minutes of the period. Tanner Pearson restored Winnipeg’s lead at 18:16, snapping a shot past Pickard just 14 seconds after an Oilers turnover. Then, on the ensuing shift, Josh Morrissey wired a wrist shot from the point through traffic at 18:56, with assists to Connor and Scheifele, to make it 3-1. Edmonton began its methodical climb back in the second. With Nino Niederreiter in the box for slashing McDavid, the Oilers’ captain delivered on the man advantage. Stationed at the side of the net, McDavid took a cross-ice pass from Leon Draisaitl, waited out Hellebuyck and tucked in his 29th goal of the season at 18:39. Evan Bouchard had the secondary assist. The Oilers carried the momentum into the third and tied the game at 4:19. Zach Hyman drove the net and shoveled a Darnell Nurse rebound past Hellebuyck for his 13th. Edmonton then capitalized on another Winnipeg penalty. With Niederreiter off for delay of game, Bouchard hammered a one-timer from the point off a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins feed at 10:37, with McDavid earning his 48th assist for the primary helper. Winnipeg pressed for the equalizer with Hellebuyck pulled for the extra attacker in the final 90 seconds, but the Oilers’ defense, led by several key shot blocks from Nurse and Mattias Ekholm, preserved the one-goal victory. McDavid’s streak, during which he has 18 goals and 23 assists, ties a personal best set earlier in his career. He now has 77 points in 44 games this season. Draisaitl finished with an assist, while Bouchard had a goal and an assist for Edmonton. For the Jets, Scheifele had two assists, and Connor and Morrissey each had a goal and an assist. The loss continued a dismal stretch for Winnipeg, which has not won since Dec. 13. The game featured a fight in the second period between Winnipeg’s Logan Stanley and Edmonton’s Trent Frederic. Edmonton was 1 for 3 on the power play, while Winnipeg went 0 for 2. The announced attendance at Canada Life Centre was 14,373. The Jets will look to snap their lengthy slide when they host the Los Angeles Kings on Friday night. The Oilers return home to face the Kings on Saturday. According to National Statistical, the final score exceeded the simulator’s projection of a 2-1 Edmonton victory. The Oilers were pregame favorites with a -1.5 spread, and the total of seven goals went over the closing over/under line of 6.5.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Interstat) — The Edmonton Oilers and Winnipeg Jets, two Central Division rivals seeking consistency in a challenging season, will meet Thursday night at Canada Life Centre. The Oilers (20-22-0) arrive after a 5-2 home loss to Philadelphia on Saturday, a defeat that halted a brief two-game win streak. Captain Connor McDavid, the perennial player to watch, had a goal and an assist in that loss, continuing his elite production. Over his last 10 games, McDavid has recorded 6 goals and 13 assists, including a five-assist night against Calgary on Dec. 23. Edmonton has won two of its last three, including a 3-1 victory in Winnipeg on Dec. 29. The Jets (15-25-0) are mired in a deeper slump, having lost four straight games and eight of their last nine. They are coming off a 4-2 road loss to Ottawa on Saturday. Forward Adam Lowry, a key two-way presence for Winnipeg, scored a goal in that contest. He also scored in the Jets’ 3-1 loss to Edmonton last month, one of the few bright spots in a frustrating stretch for the club. This will be the third meeting of the season between the teams. Edmonton has dominated the series so far, winning 6-2 at home on Dec. 6 before the 3-1 road win on Dec. 29. Goaltending was central in the most recent matchup, with Edmonton’s Calvin Pickard making 24 saves for the shutout victory. For the Oilers, the game represents a chance to build momentum before a four-game homestand. For the struggling Jets, it is an opportunity to halt their skid and find a spark at home before hosting the Los Angeles Kings on Friday. Both teams sit outside the current playoff picture in the Western Conference, adding urgency to the divisional clash. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. CST.