Stuart Skinner made 27 saves for his fifth career shutout, Viktor Arvidsson had three assists and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-0 on Friday.

Evan Bouchard and Mattias Ekholm each had a goal and an assist. Leon Draisaitl and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins also scored for the Oilers (3-4-1), who had struggled offensively early in the season, scoring just 14 goals in their first seven games.

Arvidsson’s assists were his first points as an Oiler, while Vasily Podkolzin also had one for his first point since arriving in Edmonton.

The game was heavily billed as a superstar showdown between Edmonton’s Connor McDavid and Pens veteran Sidney Crosby, but both were kept off the scoresheet.

The Penguins (3-5-1) have lost four straight games.

Despite the loss, Joel Blomqvist made 46 saves for Pittsburgh.

Penguins: Evgeni Malkin led the Penguins with 11 points in their first eight games, including four multi-point outings, but couldn’t muster any offense Friday night.

Oilers: Forward Zach Hyman finally managed to score the 400th point of his career and his first this season. He assisted Nugent-Hopkins early in the third period.

The game was scoreless until Draisaitl stole the puck and scored a wrist shot off the post with seven minutes remaining in the second period, extending his point streak to five games. Edmonton was outshooting Pittsburgh 34-13 at the time.

It was the 14th career meeting between stars Connor McDavid and Sidney Crosby. Edmonton is now 8-3-3, with seven straight wins.

Pittsburgh concludes a four-game trip to Vancouver on Saturday, while the Oilers begin a four-game trip against the Red Wings on Sunday.

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