Evan Bouchard scored 47 seconds into overtime to lift the Edmonton Oilers to a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers at Rogers Place on Wednesday. Bouchard ended the contest on a snap shot to secure the extra point after Philadelphia had rallied from a two-goal deficit.
After a scoreless opening frame, Edmonton broke through at 4:13 of the second period when Zach Hyman beat goaltender Dan Vladar with a snap shot, assisted by Mattias Ekholm and Colton Dach. Hyman struck again on the power play at 14:03, converting a backhand shot off passes from Connor McDavid and Bouchard to push the lead to 2-0. The Flyers responded before the intermission, as Tyson Foerster scored a power-play wrist shot at 16:49 with assists from Owen Tippett and Christian Dvorak.
Philadelphia drew level in the third period. Defenseman Travis Sanheim scored on a wrist shot at 11:42, set up by Rasmus Ristolainen and Matvei Michkov, to make it 2-2 and send the contest to extra time. In the opening minute of overtime, Leon Draisaitl fed Bouchard, who netted his 11th goal of the season to give Edmonton the win.
Tristan Jarry turned aside 30 of 32 shots in the victory for the Oilers, while Vladar stopped 21 of 24 shots for the Flyers. Philadelphia finished 1-for-4 on the power play, while Edmonton scored on its lone opportunity with the man advantage. Philadelphia controlled the faceoff circle, winning 28 of 47 draws (59.6 percent).
With the win, Edmonton improved its regular-season record to 14-3-3 and extended its winning streak to three games. McDavid earned his 38th assist of the season on Hyman's second goal to stretch his season-opening point streak to 20 games. The overtime loss moved Philadelphia to 5-10-6.
Both teams return to the ice on Saturday, November 14. The Oilers visit the Toronto Maple Leafs, while the Flyers travel to face the Columbus Blue Jackets.
