Connor McDavid came out shooting, Evan Bouchard bombing away, and Oilers forwards crashing the net, leading to a 6-2 win over the Jets of Winnipeg.

The Grade A shots were 17 to 9 (go in about 22% of the time on average) for Edmonton with the subset of 5-alarmers (33% on average) 9 to 2 for the Oilers.

Connor McDavid , 8. Two assists. He came out shooting and it paid off. Two early Grade As, the second of which was rebounded to RNH for the 1-0 goal. Next he led his line on a flurry of four Grade A shots in 14 seconds, two by McD himself, then drew a penalty. Part of the great passing on the 5-0 goal. Grade A shots plus-minus: Even Strength (EV): +8, -0; Special Teams (ST): +1, -0

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, 8. Went to the net and jumped on McDavid’s shot to score the first goal. Almost sco

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