McDavid’s four points help Oilers top Penguins, clinch second in Pacific

PITTSBURGH — Connor McDavid had a goal and three assists, helping the Edmonton Oilers clinch second place in the Pacific Division with a 5-1 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday. 

Evander Kane had a goal and an assist for the Oilers (47-27-6), who have won five of six. Mike Smith made 33 saves and won his 10th straight start.

Jeff Carter scored, and Casey DeSmith made 37 saves for the Penguins (45-25-11), who have been outscored 9-2 in two straight losses. Sidney Crosby was held without a point for the second time in eight games.

Evan Bouchard gave the Oilers a 1-0 lead at 12:47 of the first period. He took a pass from McDavid before skating to the top of the right face-off circle for a wrist shot.

Bouchard had a goal overturned at 1:58 of the second period when the Penguins challenged for offside.

Carter tied it 1-1 at 5:23, chipping in a shot past a diving Smith after a slap shot from Mike Matheson bounced off the end boards.

Kane answered 25 seconds later, putting Edmonton in front 2-1 at 5:48. He took a one-timer set up by a backhand pass through the slot from Kailer Yamamoto for his sixth goal in four games.

Zach Hyman made it 3-1 with a power-play goal at 4:08 of the third period, scoring from just outside the crease on the rebound of a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins shot.

McDavid pushed the lead to 4-1 at 9:13, skating through the left circle past Carter before scoring on a wrist shot from a sharp angle. He has scored 12 points (two goals, 10 assists) in his past four games and leads the NHL with 122 points (44 goals, 78 assists).

Zack Kassian scored an empty-net goal for the 5-1 final at 18:26.

Penguins forward Jason Zucker left with a lower-body injury at 17:36 of the first period.