Leon Draisaitl continued his dominance of the Nashville Predators with two goals and an assist, while centre Noah Philp contributed his first NHL assist and Zach Hyman scored his first goal of the season on Thursday in a feel-good 5-1 victory for the Edmonton Oilers at Bridgestone Arena. Forward Viktor Arvidsson also secured his first Oilers goal only 37 seconds into the first period before Philp got on the scoresheet for his first NHL point by helping set up Corey Perry's go-ahead goal later in the period that made it 2-1 for the Blue & Orange.

Noah Philp is expected to make his NHL debut when the Oilers face the Predators at Bridgestone Arena on Thursday night without Connor McDavid in the lineup because of an ankle injury.

With McDavid set to miss the next two to three weeks with an ankle injury, the Oilers will begin trying to make up for their captain’s absence from the lineup on Thursday when they face the Predators at Bridgestone Arena for the second time this month.

The Oilers lost more than the result on Monday night at Nationwide Arena, falling 6-1 to the Blue Jackets to suffer their fourth straight defeat in Columbus while losing Connor McDavid to a lower-body injury early in the first period.

Mattias Ekholm broke up the shutout in the last minute on the power play, but the Blue Jackets scored six straight goals following the departure of the Oilers captain early in the opening frame, who left with a lower-body injury he sustained falling into the boards on a missed tripping penalty during the opening shift.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

5:45 - Connor McDavid

9:20 - Depth? What Depth?

16:37 - Jekyll and Hyde

20:31 - Giving Up

24:32 - Opportunity

28:16 - Bowman & Jackson

33:55 - Up Next

35:50 - Thank You!