Penguins Losing Skid Hits Six

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Leon Draisaitl had four assists and became the fourth-fastest active player in NHL history to reach 1,000 career points as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-4 on Tuesday night. Connor McDavid scored twice and added two assists. Evan Bouchard added a power-play goal and an assist, while Matt Savoie and Vasily Podkolzin also scored for the Oilers, who have won six of their last nine. Sidney Crosby had an assist for Pittsburgh and moved within one point of tying Mario Lemieux’s franchise record of 1,723 points. Tommy Novak, Erik Karlsson, Bryan Rust and Danton Heinen scored for the Penguins.