Vasily Podkolzin and Jeff Skinner scored in the first 5 1/2 minutes and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Seattle Kraken 4-2 on Saturday night for their third straight victory.

Edmonton wasted no time either, instantly hitting its stride from the moment the lights when back on. Vasily Podkolzin netted his fourth of the campaign at 0:57 by ripping a one-timer off a Leon Draisaitl pass. It was the culmination of a play by which the Oilers easily gave the Kraken’s defence the slip.

His late goal gave him 29 for the season. Edmonton Oilers right wing Vasily Podkolzin (92) scores against Seattle Kraken goaltender Philipp Grubauer, right, during the first period of an NHL ...

Edmonton Oilers center Jeff Skinner (53) scores against Seattle Kraken goaltender Philipp Grubauer, center, as Kraken defenseman Vince Dunn (29) looks on during the first period of an NHL hockey ...

SEATTLE (AP) — Vasily Podkolzin and Jeff Skinner scored in the first 5 1/2 minutes and the Edmonton Oilers beat ... after the Kraken pulled goalie Philipp Grubauer for an extra attacker.

As the KING 5 TV Kraken Home Ice show found, life for an Emergency Backup Goalie, or EBUG, is almost always limited to watching from the stands -- and wondering about that lottery-odds chance of actually getting into an NHL game.

The race to finish first in the Pacific Division is heating up. As it stands, the Vegas Golden Knights hold onto first in the Pacific Division thanks to a 29-12-3 record with 61 points.

After a strong showing against the Edmonton Oilers, Pittsburgh struggled defensively ... He has been fantastic in spite of the team’s struggles. Philipp Grubauer meanwhile, has numbers far more in line with the teams record. He is 5-14-1 with an

SEATTLE (AP) — Vasily Podkolzin and Jeff Skinner scored in the first 5 1/2 minutes and the Edmonton Oilers beat ... after the Kraken pulled goalie Philipp Grubauer for an extra attacker.

Leon Draisaitl scored his 30th goal of the season and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Seattle Kraken 2-1 on Saturday. Philipp Grubauer made 33 saves and posted his first shutout of the season as the ...

Grubauer conceded three goals on four shots before being replaced by Joey Daccord in the first period of Sunday's 6-2 loss to the Red Wings.

Grubauer will guard the road goal versus the Red Wings on Sunday, according to Ansar Khan of MLive.com.