Connor McDavid has hat trick, 4 points in the Oilers' 9-4 romp over the Kraken

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid had his 13th career hat trick to tie Mark Messier for fourth in Oilers history and added an assist in Edmonton's 9-4 romp over the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night.

McDavid opened the scoring at 7:17 of the first period, made it 5-2 on a power play at 6:14 of the second and struck again on a power play at 6:59 of the third. He has 14 goals this season.

McDavid set up Leon Draisaitl's first-period, power-play goal for his 28th assist. Along with his 16th goal, Draisaitl had three assists for a four-point night of his own.

Matthew Savoie scored twice and Vasily Podkolzin, Zach Hyman and Mattias Janmark added goals. Evan Bouchard and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins each had three assists, and Calvin Pickard made 28 saves. The Oilers have won two of their last three to improve to 12-11-5.

Eeli Tolvanen, Frederick Gaudreau, Jared McCann and Jani Nyman scored for Seattle. The Kraken have lost four in a row to drop to 11-8-6.

Joey Daccord allowed five goals on 14 shots for the Kraken before being replaced six minutes into the second period by Philipp Grubauer, who also made 14 saves.

Kraken: Host Detroit on Saturday night.

Oilers: Host Winnipeg on Saturday night.

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Seattle Kraken goalie Joey Daccord (35) is scored on by Edmonton Oilers' Matt Savoie (22) during second period NHL action, in Edmonton on Thursday, December 4, 2025. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)

Edmonton Oilers' Zach Hyman (18) celebrates a goal against the Seattle Kraken during second period NHL action, in Edmonton on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)

Seattle Kraken's Brandon Montour (62) checks Edmonton Oilers' Vasily Podkolzin (92) during second-period NHL hockey game action in Edmonton, Alberta, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)

Edmonton Oilers' Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (93), Zach Hyman (18), Connor McDavid (97), Leon Draisaitl (29) and Evan Bouchard (2) celebrate a goal against the Seattle Kraken during first period NHL action, in Edmonton on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)

Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid (97) celebrates after a goal against the Seattle Kraken during first-period NHL hockey game action in Edmonton, Alberta, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)

Undefeated Indiana is the top seed in the College Football Playoff bracket revealed Sunday, moving to No. 1 after winning its first Big Ten title since 1967.

The runner-up, Ohio State, moved down only one notch to No. 2 after the 13-10 loss. At No. 3 is Southeastern Conference champion Georgia, with Big 12 champ Texas Tech finishing at No. 4 and getting the last of the four first-round byes for the tournament starting Dec. 19.

Alabama, Notre Dame and Miami were still awaiting their fate as the bracket-reveal show on ESPN milked the drama. Only two of the three are expected to make the field and it's virtually certain that the 12-person selection committee meeting in Texas will be second-guessed for whatever decision it makes.

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Georgia wide receiver Zachariah Branch (1) celebrates his touchdown against Alabama during the second half of a Southeastern Conference championship NCAA college football game, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Ohio State's Lorenzo Styles Jr. breaks up a pass intended for Indiana's Omar Cooper Jr. during the first half of the Big Ten championship NCAA college football game in Indianapolis, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)