Edmonton Oilers pull out dramatic 4-3 win in OT against Florida Panthers – Edmonton | 24CA News
The Edmonton Oilers scored late within the third and early in extra time to grab a 4-3 victory from the Florida Panthers Monday night time at Rogers Place.
“Not our A-game, but you’ve got to win games in this league with your B-game,” Oilers ahead Leon Draisaitl mentioned after the sport. “It was a mature game.
“We didn’t force it, but with that being said, I thought we were solid defensively and didn’t give up much — sometimes you have to win these games too.”
Edmonton Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl (29), Darnell Nurse (25), Connor McDavid (97), Devin Shore (14) and Dylan Holloway (55) have fun a aim in opposition to the Florida Panthers throughout extra time NHL motion in Edmonton, Monday, Nov. 28, 2022.
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“It was a muddy track out there this evening –both ways — and we had to find a way to muck through the slop of the game, so to speak,” Oilers head coach Jay Woodcroft mentioned after the win.
The Panthers jumped in entrance earlier than the sport was four-minutes outdated. Matthew Tkachuk was left alone in entrance of Oilers netminder Stuart Skinner and had two cracks on the puck for his tenth.
“It was a weird one from our group,” Oilers captain Connor McDavid mentioned after the sport. “We were kind of lethargic, but we seemed to hang in there.
“We always talk about winning with your B- and C-game, and I thought for a large part of the night we didn’t have our game.”
McDavid had an excellent probability to tie it on a two-man benefit, however Panthers goaltender Spencer Knight shot out his proper leg for the denial.
The Oilers tied it up on the facility play within the second.
Edmonton Oilers’ Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (93), Connor McDavid (97), Leon Draisaitl (29), Tyson Barrie (22) and Zach Hyman (18) have fun a aim in opposition to the Florida Panthers throughout second interval NHL motion in Edmonton, Monday, Nov. 28, 2022.
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“It’s a good ability to come back in games,” McDavid mentioned. “You’re going to wish to do this all through the course of a yr, however I don’t like that we’re having to do it this a lot.
“It goes back to our starts.”
After Florida didn’t convert a three-on-two, Zach Hyman fired a protracted go forward to McDavid, who went to the backhand on a breakaway for his seventeenth.
The Oilers went forward 5:18 into the third. Brett Kulak’s level shot caromed to Tyson Barrie, who tapped in his fourth.
“We’re missing four of our top nine forwards, and I thought the players that went in to take some of those minutes gave us everything they had and played a great game,” Woodcroft mentioned.
The Panthers tied with 9:02 left when Anton Lundell knifed a go previous Skinner.
Panthers defenceman Brandon Montour then scored on the facility play with 4:44 left. The Oilers challenged that Tkachuk had stored the play alive by contacting the puck with a excessive stick, however after evaluate the officers dominated his stick was not above shoulder top.
With Skinner on the bench for an additional attacker, Oilers defenceman Evan Bouchard popped a shot previous Knight to even it up with 4.4 seconds on the clock.
“It was kind of a sloppy draw,” McDavid recalled.
“(Draisaitl) dug in and gave us a chance, I kept it alive and I’m just guessing (Bouchard) is over there. Obviously Bouch doesn’t miss from there.”
Draisaitl flicked in a go from McDavid on a two-on-one to finish it 22 seconds into the additional session.
“I think we’ve put in two pretty solid games in the last two and come away with four points, and we’re looking to continue that,” Draisaitl mentioned.
Knight made 36 saves whereas Skinner stopped 25. Hyman had three assists.
The Oilers (12-10) will play the Blackhawks in Chicago on Wednesday. You can hearken to dwell protection of the sport on 630 CHED, starting with The Faceoff Show at 6 p.m. The precise recreation begins at 7:30 p.m.
–With information from Brenden Escott, 630 CHED
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