Connor McDavid had three assists to improve his NHL-leading point total to 106 as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 on Thursday.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Matt Benning, Mike Cammalleri and Ty Rattie scored for the Oilers (35-40-6), who snapped a five-game losing skid.
Brayden McNabb, Brandon Pirri and Oscar Lindberg replied for the Pacific Division-leading Golden Knights (51-23-7) who saw a three-game winning streak come to an end.
Edmonton started the scoring seven minutes into the opening period as McDavid started a three-way passing play that culminated in Nugent-Hopkins scoring his 23rd before Vegas goalie Malcolm Subban could get across the crease.
The Knights tied it up two minutes into the second period when McNabb took the puck at the point off a faceoff before dangling through traffic and beating Oilers goalie Cam Talbot.
Vegas took the lead three minutes later as Pirri elected to shoot on a two-on-one opportunity, scoring his third goal in just his second game up from the American Hockey League this season.
Benning’s shot from the slot went in after Subban got a piece of it as the Oilers tied it 2-2.
Edmonton went ahead 3-2 midway through the third on the power play as McDavid poked a puck away from a defender behind the net out front to Cammalleri, who notched his seventh.
McDavid picked up a third assist three minutes later, feeding the puck to Rattie picked the top corner for his fifth goal in 13 games with Edmonton.
Vegas got one back with five minutes to play in the third frame as Lindberg was left alone in the slot and beat Talbot.
The Golden Knights had a late power play, but Talbot made a huge skate save in the dying seconds to preserve the win.
Both teams close out regular season play on Saturday, with the Golden Knights in Calgary and the Oilers hosting the Vancouver Canucks.