Vasily Podkolzin and Jeff Skinner scored in the first 5 1/2 minutes and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Seattle Kraken 4-2 on Saturday night for their third straight victory.

Two forward lines for Seattle did net positive results. In 9:40 of ice time, Shane Wright, Eeli Tolvanen and Oliver Bjorkstrand were plus-5 in shot attempts and created 92.2-percent of all shot quality.

The Edmonton Oilers scored two of the prettiest goals you’ll see this year to start the game, then held on for a 4-2 win over the Seattle Kraken. The Oilers dominated the game, but two major errors led to goals against,

The Oilers have done something that they have never been able to accomplish with Saturday night's 4-2 victory over the Seattle Kraken.

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Second Period_3, Edmonton, Nugent-Hopkins 10 (Kulak, C.Brown), 11:52. 4, Seattle, Stephenson 5, 15:56. Third Period_5, Seattle, Schwartz 13 (Dunn, Kakko), 7:27. 6, Edmonton, Draisaitl 29 (Arvidsson, Bouchard), 18:02 (en). Shots on Goal_Edmonton 10-14-8_32. Seattle 3-7-7_17. Power-play opportunities_Edmonton 0 of 1; Seattle 0 of 2.

Edmonton Oilers touched down in the Twin Cities on Tuesday night to kick off a quick three-game road trip against the Wild, Avalanche and Canucks. Edmonton Oilers crazy cross-continental tour took them back to the Central Division for the next installment of an eight-games-in-eight-cities-in-fourteen-nights marathon.

And, in keeping with the mafia theme, the Edmonton Oilers made sure the Seattle Kraken were sleeping with the fishes when it was all over.

Edmonton Oilers (23-12-3, in the Pacific Division) vs. Seattle Kraken (17-19-3, in the Pacific Division) Seattle; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Oilers -164, Kraken +138 ...

The Edmonton Oilers know how to win. And they know how to beat the Los Angeles Kings. This group has always been comfortable in a wide-open game, but the past few seasons they have learned how to be comfortable in a tight-checking,

Prediction for the NHL-1 match between Seattle vs Edmonton, which will take place on January 5th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the teams' conditions! Several betting options are available.

First Period_1, Colorado, O'Connor 6 (Kiviranta, Rantanen), 5:17. 2, Colorado, MacKinnon 16 (de Haan, Drouin), 10:04. 3, Colorado, MacKinnon 17 (Toews), 11:48. 4, Edmonton, Arvidsson 6 (Podkolzin, Nurse), 19:18. Penalties_Rantanen, COL (Slashing), 7:20.