The Edmonton Oilers would be wise to call the Pittsburgh Penguins for a trade over the next two months. Oilers GM Stan Bowman will be busy working the phones as the NHL trade deadline approaches. The team sits third in the Western Conference and is once again expected to make a healthy run at the Stanley Cup.

Sidney Crosby had a goal and two assists to move into ninth on the NHL’s career scoring list as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers 5-3.

Corey Perry believes that the NHL should treat Connor McDavid like the NBA treats LeBron James and the NFL looks after Patrick Mahomes, following his recent suspension

The Penguins got the best of the Oilers through sheer hard work and smart defensive strategy — and a little star power from both teams.

The Pittsburgh Penguins (17-17-8) have taken a left turn and are headed sideways following the NHL holiday break. The team has earned points in three straight games but won none and they have just one win in seven games.

The Pittsburgh Penguins had lost seven consecutive games to Edmonton before Thursday evening. They had been outscored in those games, 37-9, and might have been outplayed even more than those numbers suggest. And most of the time, Connor McDavid’s fingerprints were all over the Oilers’ victories.

PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby had a goal and two assists to move into ninth on the NHL's career scoring list as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers 5-3 on Thursday ...

The Kraken play a rare three straight games against Alex Ovechkin, Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid, arguably three of the NHL’s Top-10 best players of all-time

Even with McDavid's impressive accomplishment, the Blackhawks have a rich history that he wouldn't have topped yet.

So the @BuffaloSabres scored a goal in the 3rd period without registering a shot on net. According to @nhl stats, this is the 3rd time it has happened in an NHL game since team shots in a period were kept in the stats in 1965-66. Detroit in 1986 and Montreal in 2016 against the… pic.twitter.com/eTJU8sGIGX

Edmonton will be without McDavid, its captain and seven-time All-Star, who was suspended for three games for crosschecking Canucks forward Conor Garland late in the game Saturday. The Oilers fell behind 3-0 against the Canucks and their rally came up short. It was the third straight game Edmonton fell behind by two or more goals.