<p>WINNIPEG, Manitoba &mdash; Mike Smith stopped 26 shots in his third shutout of the season, and the Edmonton Oilers blanked the Winnipeg Jets 3-0 on Saturday night.</p>
<p>Tyson Barrie, Jesse Puljujarvi and Alex Chiasson scored for the Oilers, who had not played since a 5-0 loss at Calgary last Saturday. Captain Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl each had two assists.</p>
<p>Edmonton (26-12-2) pulled within three points of Winnipeg for second place in the North Division. </p>
<p>The Jets (27-15-3) were playing their fourth game in six nights. Connor Hellebuyck stopped 22 shots in the loss.</p>
<p>Hellebuyck put on a show in the first period to keep the well-rested Oilers at bay.</p>
<p>In a two-minute span midway through the frame, last year’s Vezina Trophy winner denied Kailer Yamamoto and Chiasson on breakaways before shutting the door on Zack Kassian with a dangerous tip in front.</p>
<p>Both teams came into the game with identical second-ranked power plays, but Edmonton finished 2 for 6 with the man advantage while Winnipeg went 0 for 3.</p>
<p>The Jets took four penalties in a row between the first and second periods, and the Oilers’ dangerous power play made them pay on the fourth one.</p>
<p>With Neal Pionk in the box for hooking, the Oilers finally managed to sneak a puck past Hellebuyck when Barrie one-timed McDavid’s setup from the point at 12:00 of the second.</p>
<p>Puljujarvi made it 2-0 when he converted a beautiful no-look, one-handed pass by McDavid from behind the net at 6:37 of the third. Two Jets defensemen converged on McDavid, leaving Puljujarvi all alone in the crease.</p>
<p>Chiasson helped close it out with Edmonton’s second power-play tally of the game, a slap shot from the point at 12:57 of the third.</p>
<p>The Oilers improved to 5-2-0 versus Winnipeg this season.</p>
<p>UP NEXT</p>
<p>Oilers: At Montreal on Monday night to open a two-game series.</p>
<p>Jets: Host Toronto on Thursday night to open a two-game series</p>
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