Connor McDavid recorded five assists and Leon Draisaitl scored a hat trick as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Calgary Flames 5-1 on Tuesday night at Rogers Place. The win extends Edmonton's strong December form, with the duo combining for 55 points in the month. All three of Draisaitl's goals came on the power play, powering the Oilers to victory.
The Edmonton Oilers continued their December surge with a convincing 5-1 victory over the Calgary Flames at Rogers Place on December 23, 2025. Connor McDavid assisted on every Oilers goal, notching his second five-assist game and extending his point streak to 11 games with 31 points (12 goals, 19 assists) during the run. This performance gives him 67 points entering the holiday break, the first player to reach that mark since Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr in 1995-96.
Leon Draisaitl scored three power-play goals—his ninth regular-season hat trick—for his 18th, 19th, and 20th goals of the season, marking his 10th 20-goal campaign. His 419 career goals moved him past Glenn Anderson for third in Oilers history. Zach Hyman contributed a goal and two assists, while Evan Bouchard and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins each added a goal and assist. Connor Ingram made 18 saves for his second straight win since being called up from the AHL.
The scoring began at 6:48 of the first period when Nugent-Hopkins tipped a Bouchard shot past Dustin Wolf for a 1-0 lead. MacKenzie Weegar tied it at 15:58 with a shot that deflected off Darnell Nurse. Draisaitl regained the lead at 19:43 on the power play, followed by another at 1:59 of the second and Hyman's 2-on-1 goal at 11:56 to make it 4-1. Draisaitl completed the hat trick at 5:38 of the third on another power-play tally.
Edmonton's power play went 3-for-6, operating at 40.5 percent for December, while Calgary was 0-for-4. The Oilers, now 19-13-6, have won 8 of their last 11 to tie for first in the Pacific Division. Flames goaltender Wolf stopped 34 shots in the loss, as Calgary fell to 15-18-4 despite a 6-2-0 stretch in their prior eight games.
"It tilts the ice," Draisaitl said of McDavid. "He’s obviously feeling it. The puck is following him right now. He’s just too good right now. That’s not fun to play against." Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch praised the stars: "They are playing extremely well, that’s an understatement." Flames coach Ryan Huska noted defensive lapses: "If they have room to skate and nobody is in front of them, they’re the best players in the game."
Jonathan Huberdeau admitted the challenge: "It’s always tough to defend them." The Oilers head into the break with momentum, having completed their Eastern trips early, setting up a favorable schedule ahead.
