# McDavid’s five points lead Edmonton to 6-2 win over Utah > Connor McDavid scored twice and added three assists as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Utah Mammoth 6-2 on 17 October. The captain extended his season-opening streak to eight games and reached 23 points in the NHL. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/mcdavid-five-points-oilers-beat-mammoth-2026 - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Sports - Country: Canada - Published: 2026-10-18T23:00:20+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-18T23:00:20+00:00 - Event / data period: 2026-10-17 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/mcdavid-five-points-oilers-beat-mammoth-2026.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/mcdavid-five-points-oilers-beat-mammoth-2026.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/mcdavid-five-points-oilers-beat-mammoth-2026.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/mcdavid-five-points-oilers-beat-mammoth-2026.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/mcdavid-five-points-oilers-beat-mammoth-2026.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/mcdavid-five-points-oilers-beat-mammoth-2026.md) Edmonton won the road rematch 6-2 after losing 4-2 at home to Utah on Thursday. The NHL team report credited McDavid with two goals and three assists, extending his season-opening scoring streak to eight games and bringing his total to six goals and 17 assists. McDavid’s 23 points through eight games consisted of six goals and 17 assists. Goalie Tristan Jarry made 26 saves. Edmonton’s road record for this season stood at five wins, no losses and no overtime losses at the time of the report. ## Data ### NHL game result Edmonton Oilers–Utah Mammoth game played on 17 October 2026. Methodology: The score is the final result in the home club’s 18 October match report; score columns record goals as counts. | Match | Home goals | Away goals | |---|---|---| | Edmonton Oilers vs Utah Mammoth | 6 | 2 | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/mcdavid-five-points-oilers-beat-mammoth-2026/data/official-match-result?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/mcdavid-five-points-oilers-beat-mammoth-2026/data/official-match-result?lang=en&format=csv) ### McDavid: game and season contributions October 17 game and eight-game season totals. Methodology: Source-reported game and season figures for Connor McDavid are separate rows. Points are NHL player scoring contributions, not team standings points or a financial index. | Scope | Games | Goals | Assists | NHL player points | |---|---|---|---|---| | October 17 game at Utah | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | Season through eight games | 8 | 6 | 17 | 23 | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/mcdavid-five-points-oilers-beat-mammoth-2026/data/mcdavid-game-and-season?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/mcdavid-five-points-oilers-beat-mammoth-2026/data/mcdavid-game-and-season?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [Edmonton Oilers / NHL]() (Source checked: 2026-10-19; Published: 2026-10-18) --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)