Oilers Break Losing Streak with 4-1 Victory over Kraken, Hyman Scores Hat Trick

Hyman's first multi-goal game of the season and second career hat trick; Schwartz scores for Kraken, extending point streak to nine games

Zach Hyman scored a natural hat trick within 8:44 in the first period, leading the Edmonton Oilers to a 4-1 victory over the Seattle Kraken and ending a four-game losing streak.
Dylan Holloway also scored for the Oilers, contributing to the team's victory. This win was crucial as the Oilers had lost eight of their past nine games and were tied with San Jose with an NHL-low five points.
Jaden Schwartz scored for the Kraken, extending his point streak to nine games. Despite this, the Kraken's goalie, Philipp Grubauer, was pulled after allowing four goals on 17 shots in the first period.
Edmonton's Connor McDavid, who led the league with a career-high 64 goals last season, saw his goalless drought extended to eight games. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Leon Draisaitl each have one goal over the past 10 games, contributing to the Oilers' recent skid.
Hyman's hat trick was the 10th time in Oilers franchise history that a player scored three goals in an opening period. He became the second Oilers player with a natural hat trick in the first period, joining Wayne Gretzky who did it on Dec. 17, 1986.