McDavid has 5 assists and Draisaitl scores 3 goals as the surging Oilers defeat the Flames 5-1

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid had five assists, Leon Draisaitl scored three goals and the Edmonton Oilers kept rolling into the holiday hiatus with a 5-1 victory over the rival Calgary Flames on Tuesday night.

Zach Hyman had a goal and two assists, Evan Bouchard added two assists and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins also scored for the Oilers (19-13-6), who have won four of five and are 8-2-1 in their last 11 games.

Mackenzie Weegar scored for the Flames (15-18-4), who won their previous two.

Connor Ingram, making a second consecutive NHL start for the first time since early February with Utah, stopped 18 shots to improve to 2-0-0 with the Oilers.

Dustin Wolf made 34 saves in the loss.

McDavid extended his point streak to 11 games, with 12 goals and 19 assists during that stretch. It was the 45th time he’s had at least four points in a game, tying Jari Kurri for second in Oilers history.

Draisaitl has points in 10 of his last 11 games, with five goals and 19 assists. His three goals moved him past Glenn Anderson (417) for third in Oilers history behind Wayne Gretzky and Kurri.

Edmonton took a 5-1 lead on a power play with 14:22 left as Draisaitl netted his third goal of the game and 20th of the season. It was his ninth career regular-season hat trick.

Draisaitl entered with an eight-game goal drought, his longest regular-season stretch without a goal since February into March of 2021.

Edmonton came in with the NHL's best power play (33.3%) and had scored on 42.4% of its opportunities over the last 10 games, with 14 goals on 33 chances. The Oilers were 3 for 6 with the man advantage Tuesday.

Edmonton is 16-1-3 when scoring first this season and 4-0 in its new alternate jerseys, outscoring opponents by a 26-10 margin.

Flames forward Mikael Backlund has six points in his last three games after totaling just three in his previous 10.

After the holiday break, the Alberta rivals face off again Saturday in Calgary.

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Calgary Flames goalie Dustin Wolf (32) stops a shot by Edmonton Oilers' Leon Draisaitl (29) during second period NHL action in Edmonton, Alberta, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. (Amber Bracken/The Canadian Press via AP)

Calgary Flames' Hunter Brzustewicz (48) tries to stop Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid (97) from shooting as Flames' Yegor Sharangovich (17) looks on during second period NHL action in Edmonton, Alberta, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. (Amber Bracken/The Canadian Press via AP)

Calgary Flames' Joel Hanley (44) chases Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid (97) during second period NHL action in Edmonton, Alberta, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. (Amber Bracken/The Canadian Press via AP)

Calgary Flames' Kevin Bahl (7) fights Edmonton Oilers' Trent Frederic (10) during second period NHL action in Edmonton, Alberta, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. (Amber Bracken/The Canadian Press via AP)

Calgary Flames' Joel Farabee (86) skates off as Edmonton Oilers players celebrate a goal during first period NHL action in Edmonton on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. (Amber Bracken/The Canadian Press via AP)

DALLAS (AP) — Cooper Flagg had 33 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, and Anthony Davis had 31 points and nine rebounds as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Denver Nuggets 131-130 on Tuesday night.

Flagg’s career-high fourth 3-pointer gave Dallas a 126-121 lead with 3:17 left, and he assisted on Naji Marshall’s left-corner 3 that put the Mavericks ahead 131-125 with 1:12 left.

The Nuggets, who trailed 50-29 early in the second quarter, got their first lead early in the fourth quarter and pulled within a point in the final minute, having a shot to win after forcing the Mavericks into a 24-second violation with 7.8 seconds left. However, Peyton Watson’s 3-point attempt from the left corner at the buzzer rimmed out.

The Mavericks snapped a two-game losing streak, during which they blew fourth-quarter leads, and have taken the first two games from the Nuggets this season. They won 131-121 at Denver on Dec. 1.

Jamal Murray had 31 points and 14 assists, and Nikola Jokic had 29 points and 14 assists for the Nuggets, who had an 11-game road winning streak snapped. Jokic, the NBA leader averaging 12.1 rebounds, had seven to match his season low.

Denver’s Tim Hardaway Jr., a former Maverick, matched season highs with 23 points and seven 3-pointers.

Both teams completed back-to-backs. The Nuggets won 135-112 over Utah at home on Monday while the Mavericks lost 119-113 at New Orleans.

The Nuggets took their first lead 106-103 in the first minute of the fourth quarter.

Flagg, who has four double-doubles but no triple-doubles, tied his career high for points in a quarter with 14 in the first – hitting all seven field-goal attempts, two from downtown.

Nuggets forward Cam Johnson left the game with an apparent knee injury early in the fourth quarter. Denver coach David Adelman said the extent of the injury won't be known until Johnson has an MRI.

Nuggets host Minnesota on Thursday, and Mavericks visit Golden State.

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Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) shoots over Dallas Mavericks forward Daniel Gafford (21) during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Sam Hodde)

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray (27) makes a move to the basket between guard Ryan Nembhard (9) and Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg (32) during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Sam Hodde)

Dallas Mavericks forward Anthony Davis (3) dunks during the third quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Sam Hodde)

Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg (32) brings the ball up the court during the third quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Sam Hodde)