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EDMONTON http://www.bruinsshoponline.com/authentic-brad-marchand-jersey , Alberta (AP) — The Edmonton Oilers got a signature early-season victory — and not just because it came against the defending Stanley Cup champions.Rookie Evan Bouchard scored his first goal, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a goal and an assist and the Oilers beat the Washington Capitals 4-1 on Thursday night.Alex Chiasson and Connor McDavid also scored for the Oilers, who snapped a two-game skid. Cam Talbot made 31 saves.“It’s definitely a confidence boost,” Nugent-Hopkins said.“Just the way we played tonight, it didn’t matter who we played, we played a solid 60 minutes and didn’t give up too many grade-A opportunities or give up the puck too much. And when we had our chances, we capitalized. To keep a team like that to one goal is a good sign for our club.”Andre Burakovsky scored and Braden Holtby stopped 28 shots for the Capitals, who have lost two of three.“I really felt like against a dangerous transition team we really fueled their offense by the way we handled the puck,” Capitals coach Todd Reirden said. “Our puck management was poor and a lot of turnovers got us into trouble and kind of tilted the ice in their favor for really no reason.”Edmonton got on the board first on a power play with 3:32 left in the opening period. Bouchard, the 10th overall pick in the draft who turned 19 on Oct. 20, scored on a shot from the point with Holtby screened on the play. He became the youngest defenseman in Oilers history to score a goal.“I didn’t actually see it go in. I just saw the guys celebrating,” Bouchard said.The Oilers added a short-handed tally midway through the second when Nugent-Hopkins picked off a pass, undressed Niklas Backstrom and beat Holtby for his third of the season.Washington got that goal back a couple of minutes later as Nic Dowd found Burakovsky alone at the side of the net and he put his first of the season past Talbot.Edmonton made it 3-1 midway through the third when Chiasson picked the top corner on a long-range bomb http://www.bruinsshoponline.com/authentic-david-krejci-jersey , his third goal in the last two games.“I wasn’t playing at the start of the year, but I learned last year that you have to keep on working on your game,” said Chiasson, who played for Washington last season.“I may not be the fastest guy, but I believe in my abilities and I believe in my shot. I just have to find the right places at the right time. It was nice to get one against my old team.”McDavid added a late empty-netter.NOTES: It was the first of two meetings between the teams this season. They’ll play again on Nov. 5 in Washington. … Chiasson got his Stanley Cup ring from the Capitals on Tuesday afternoon.UP NEXTCapitals: The defending champions continue their Canadian trip, facing the Calgary Flames on Saturday.Oilers: At Nashville on Saturday. DALLAS — The Anaheim Ducks and Dallas Stars know each other well from their days as Pacific Division bunkmates, but Saturday will mark their first meeting of the 2018-19 regular season.And first-year Stars coach Jim Montgomery knows precisely what to expect in his fourth game behind an NHL bench.“They’re a real good transition team offensively and defensively. They’re a little young right now due to some injuries, but those players are talented and they’re fast,” Montgomery said after practice on Friday.Article continues below ...Dallas (2-1-0, 4 points) started the season with back-to-back home victories over Arizona and Winnipeg, outscoring the Coyotes and Jets by a combined 8-1.However, in Tuesday’s loss to Toronto, the Maple Leafs lit the lamp seven times in a 7-4 victory Womens Jake DeBrusk Jersey , leading Montgomery to start shuffling lines, except for his top line of Jamie Benn, Tyler Seguin and Alexander Radulov. “I didn’t want to mess with our top line,” Montgomery said. “We thought about it, but they’re just playing too well right now and we’ll wait until they cool down before we probably make a move there.” But the rookie coach’s philosophy when it comes to shuffling lines is a simple one. “We’re looking to see people skate more and people play more aggressively. Have calculated risk to your game and you’ll get rewarded,” Montgomery said. After this game, Dallas will hit the road for its first trip of the season, playing at Ottawa on Monday and New Jersey on Tuesday, giving the Stars three games in four nights.However, Montgomery admitted Friday he isn’t too concerned about next week, at least not yet. “I’m not worried about managing three in four. I’m worried about tomorrow (Saturday) night,” he said. The Ducks (3-0-1, 7 points) sit atop the Pacific standings Patrice Bergeron Jersey , even after a 3-2 shootout loss to Arizona on Wednesday.And even though Anaheim didn’t get the full two points against the Coyotes, one big positive from that narrow defeat was the season debut of Ryan Kesler, who had been sidelined with a hip injury. Kesler even scored the Ducks’ first goal of the game. “Well, I thought he was fine,” Ducks coach Randy Carlyle said of Kesler postgame. “It’s a long time since he played, and he went through a rigorous rehab over the course of the summer months and into September and training camp. We know what kind of a warrior he is. He’s a committed guy and he does everything he possibly can to complement our entire group.”Anaheim is starting a quick two-game trip that takes the Ducks to Dallas on Saturday and then to St. Louis on Sunday to finish the back-to-back.Last season, the Ducks took two of the three meetings with the Stars, and Anaheim forward Adam Henrique knows exactly what to expect any time these former division rivals square off.“They play fast; they’re a highly-skilled offensive team,” Henrique said after practice Friday. “I think they play exciting hockey, so I think we have to go in there with the mindset of try to contain those guys.”