Oilers’ Ekholm, Bouchard make history with back-to-back hat tricks

EDMONTON — Mattias Ekholm was among the first to celebrate when Edmonton Oilers defenceman Evan Bouchard recorded his first-ever hat trick on Saturday. On Monday, it was Ekholm’s turn. “I’m usually not known for my goal-scoring ability,” he said. “Couldn’t buy a goal for 20 games. So that tells you the story.” Playing in his 938th regular-season NHL game on Monday, Ekholm contributed three tallies that helped the Oilers to a 7-4 victory over the visiting Anaheim Ducks. The goals also landed him and his defensive partner in the history books as Edmonton became the first team in NHL history to have a defenceman record a hat trick in consecutive games. The feat is “pretty remarkable,” said...