EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) – Connor McDavid scored at the start of the second half becoming the fourth-fastest NHL player to reach 1,000 points, then assisted on Darnell Nurse’s overtime goal in the Edmonton Oilers’ 3-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Thursday night.

On the go-ahead goal, McDavid received a pass from Leon Draisaitl on a 2-on-1 break and beat goalie Scott Wedgewood with a shot at the near post to tie it at 1. In overtime, he set up Nurse’s goal with a backhand pass. .

McDavid, 27, reached the 1,000 mark in his 659th game. Wayne Gretzky was the fastest with 424 games, followed by Mario Lemieux with 513 and Mike Bossy with 656.

McDavid has 341 goals and 659 assists. He is the 99th NHL player to reach the 1,000 point mark.

Nurse gave the Oilers the lead at 5:30 of the second with his first goal of the season. Calvin Pickard stopped 21 shots to help Edmonton win its third straight game.

Cole Smith equalized for Nashville on a breakaway with 1:48 left in regulation.

Michael McCarron scored for Nashville at 8:22 of the first period. The Predators opened a five-game road trip Monday with a 3-2 overtime loss to Colorado.

Takeaways

Predators: Defenseman Roman Josi collected his 11th assist and totaled 12 points. He is two points away from 700 in his NHL career.

Oilers: McDavid extended his point streak against Nashville to 15 games, with 10 goals and 36 points during that span.

Key moment

With the teams playing four players per team in the second half, Draisaitl fed McDavid on a 2-on-1 break and he drilled a one-timer past Wedgewood.

Key statistic

McDavid only took 58 games to go from 900 to 1,000 points.

To be continued

The Predators will face Alberta back-to-back, facing Edmonton on Thursday night and Calgary on Friday night. The Oilers are in Toronto on Saturday night to begin a three-game road trip.

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