The Edmonton Oilers smoked the Seattle Kraken 9-4 on Thursday night, moving to 12-11-5 on the season. Those 29 points have them tied for the final Western Conference Wild Card spot and four points out of first place in the Pacific Division. Oilers captain Connor McDavid spoke about the 13th hat trick of his career after the game.

“I thought I passed a couple away the other night and it ultimately cost us, losing a 1-0 game,” McDavid said, per NHL.com's Gerry Moddejonge. “Who knows if I score on one of those. I definitely thought about shooting a little bit more.” The game McDavid is referring to is Tuesday's 1-0 loss to the Minnesota Wild .

The Oilers got off to a brutal start to the season, with a 6-6-4 record after a 9-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche in November. Since then,

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