Oilers stay unbeaten under Jay Woodcroft with rout of Ducks

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Leon Draisaitl scored twice and the Edmonton Oilers routed the Anaheim Ducks 7-3 on Thursday night to remain unbeaten under new head coach Jay Woodcroft.

Woodcroft, who coached the Oilers’ AHL team in Bakersfield, was moved up to Edmonton last week after Dave Tippet was let go.

Evander Kane, Derek Ryan, Jesse Puljujarvi, Warren Foegele and Zach Hyman also scored for the Oilers, who are 9-1-2 in their last 12 outings and 4-0 under Woodcroft.

"I think everybody’s engaged," said Kane, who also had an assist. "I think everybody’s contributing. There was probably no better example in this four-game winning streak probably than tonight."

Mike Smith made 27 saves. Connor McDavid and Ryan McLeod each chipped in a pair of assists.

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Edmonton Oilers' Leon Draisaitl (29) celebrates a goal against the Anaheim Ducks during third-period NHL hockey game action in Edmonton, Alberta, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)

Ryan, who also had a two-point night, said it feels as if the Oilers are playing as a more complete team than they were before.

"I feel like we feel that everyone is getting a chance and an opportunity to provide help," he said. "Obviously we can’t rely on Leon and Connor to do everything. We need support for those guys and for everyone in the top six. I think it has been good for myself to get some confidence built up to play more and to get more of an opportunity offensively."

Adam Henrique, Sonny Milano and Trevor Zegras scored for the Ducks, who have lost four in a row. John Gibson allowed seven goals on 41 shots.

"We were simply outmatched by a team," said