Recap: Canes Earn Point In OT Loss To Oilers

RALEIGH, N.C. - After coming back for an overtime victory 24 hours earlier, the Carolina Hurricanes couldn't replicate that magic on Saturday as they fell 4-3 to the Edmonton Oilers in the bonus period.

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After “giving two goals” to the Oilers in the first 6:30 of action, the Hurricanes were able to climb back into the contest through Eric Robinson’s fifth of the year at 15:39. The man playing his 400th career game finished off a lovely cross-ice passing play between Taylor Hall and Shayne Gostisbehere to get his club on the board.

It took fewer than two minutes of second-period play for Carolina to then completely erase the two-goal deficit, with Nikolaj Ehlers hammering a Jackson Blake feed into a yawning cage after goaltender Stuart Skinner had chased the play beyond the blue paint.

Connor McDavid's second of the night, a go-ahead goal at 5:46 of the third, spelled a bit of trouble for the Hurricanes. But Jordan Staal had an answer 59 seconds later, depositing the loose change after William Carrier drove to the net to knot things up once more and force a fourth frame.

Unfortunately for Carolina, McDavid and Leon Draisaitl needed just 19 seconds in overtime to combine for the game-winner, picking up their third point apiece and sending the Oilers home with the extra point.

Frederik Andersen's 10th start of the campaign featured 19 saves on 22 shots as he moved to 5-4-1 on the year.

Stats & Standouts

• Forward Nikolaj Ehlers scored to extend his point streak to seven games (4G, 4A). Only three other Hurricanes in the last 15 years have recorded a point streak of at least seven games in their first season with the team: Brent Burns, Jake Guentzel and Seth Jarvis.
• Forward Jackson Blake recorded an assist to stretch his point streak to three games. Blake has now notched three separate streaks of at least three games, and his 12 games with a point are tied with Seth Jarvis for the second-most among Hurricanes this season.
• Defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere registered an assist for the third straight game, notching five total helpers in that span. His 12th point in nine games, Gostisbehere's 1.33 P/GP average is tied with Cale Makar for the highest among NHL defensemen.
• Forward Taylor Hall found the scoresheet for the second straight game and fourth time in his last five outings.
• Forward Eric Robinson skated in his 400th NHL game on Saturday, marking the occasion with his fifth goal of the season.

They Said It...

Rod Brind'Amour after the loss...

"Terrible start... You just can't give them (two goals). It's the National Hockey League. You just can't give away goals. I think we gave two. Not a great penalty, and then Freddie would like to have (the second one) back. That was a mishandle. I give our guys a ton of credit for coming back. We had a great second period. (We) didn't get enough out of it, but then we came right back and tied it up. Considering what we're dealing with and the team we were playing there with the talent (they have), I give our guys a lot of credit."

Eric Robinson singing a similar tune...

"I think we played a great game. We battled back once, battled back again, and we played hard. It's just tough to come back like that. I felt like we weren't ready from the start."

Jordan Staal expressing his thoughts...

"They came out quick and we weren't ready. You could tell. We were kind of just on our heels a bit, and then we started getting into our game. This league is tough when you give a team two goals and try to get back into it. I thought we did a good job of getting back into it, making a game, and getting a point, but that start wasn't our best, and in the end, that probably cost us the game."

What's Next After This Game?

• The Canes will travel to Boston on Sunday before taking on the Bruins on Monday.
• Next Game: Monday, Nov. 17 at Boston | 7:00 p.m. ET | FDSNSO
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