Connor McDavid scores OT winner for Edmonton Oilers in San Jose
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Connor McDavid scored in overtime to give the Edmonton Oilers a 2-1 road win over the San Jose Sharks Tuesday night.
Connor McDavid scored in overtime to give the Edmonton Oilers a 2-1 road win over the San Jose Sharks Tuesday night.
The Oilers have won five in a row. McDavid has 27 points over the course of a 14-game point streak.
Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl didn’t play after being shaken up Sunday night against Anaheim. Before missing Tuesday’s game, Draisaitl had played 354 consecutive games dating back to October 2017.
The Sharks scored the only goal of the first period when Tomas Hertl powered a power-play one-timer past Oilers goaltender Mike Smith.
After a scoreless second period, Rudolfs Balcers nearly extended the Sharks’ lead in the first minute of the third, but his backhand clanged off the post.
The Oilers finally broke through while a killing a penalty. Zach Hyman found Ryan Nugent-Hopkins in front, who swept the puck past Sharks netminder James Reimer for his 10th goal of the season.
Smith made a couple of big saves in the dying moments to ensure the game went to overtime.
In the extra session, Smith made a glove save on Brent Burns, dropped the puck and whacked it into the neutral zone. McDavid tracked it down, went in alone and beat Reimer with a backhand.
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