GAME STORY: Flyers 5, Oilers 4 (OT)

PHILADELPHIA, PA - Despite dominating the Philadelphia Flyers for much of Saturday's matinee matchup, discipline and penalty killing were the Oilers undoing as the home team tallied four times on the PP to come from behind and capture a 5-4 overtime decision.
The Flyers erased a 4-2 deficit in the third period before Nolan Patrick scored the sudden-death winner to secure his team's seventh consecutive victory and force the Oilers to settle for a single point in their first game after a 10-day hiatus.

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"This one is unfortunate, because we played a hell of a hockey game," said Head Coach Ken Hitchcock. "To come back & play like this in our first game after the break is impressive, but we're going to have to work on the discipline."
Coming off the NHL All-Star break and ensuing bye week, the Oilers were well-rested and it showed in the opening frame as they outshot the Flyers 18-7 and held a 2-1 advantage in the goal column.
The visitors were buzzing right from the drop of the puck as they generated three early shots, including a Grade A opportunity for Leon Draisaitl in the slot that was denied by the blocker of Sherwood Park native and reigning NHL Rookie of the Month Carter Hart.
Shortly after Draisaitl was denied, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins got called for a suspect goaltender interference penalty that sent the Flyers to the PP, where they capitalized with a Sean Couturier goal on the doorstep to take a 1-0 lead at the 3:10 mark.
The PPG was the lone spark for the home team in the first as it was all Oilers after that, with Ty Rattie netting the equalizer on the PP at 8:03. Milan Lucic sprung Rattie on a breakaway and the winger slid a backhand deke off the post and in past Hart for his third of the season. Connor McDavid was right behind Rattie on the rush, creating an added layer of deception for the netminder.
The Oilers continued their relentless first-period pressure and claimed their first lead of the game at the 17:33 mark when McDavid made a brilliant shot to secure his 30th goal and 74th point of the campaign. The captain evaded three Flyers defenders as he burst down the left wing and got a helpful poke-pass by Zack Kassian before sniping a wrist shot over Hart's shoulder.
It was more of the same from Edmonton for most of the middle frame as they extended their lead to 3-1 with a goal from Adam Larsson at 8:19. The visitors sustained some solid offensive zone pressure as McDavid got the puck back to Kevin Gravel at the point and he slid it over to his blueline partner Larsson, who sniped his second of the season over Hart's shoulder.
Larsson posted a photo of his father on his Instagram account on Saturday morning with the caption "365" followed by a heart, signifying today marked one year since his passing. Scoring a goal on the emotional anniversary was no doubt meaningful for the defenceman.
The Oilers got into their penalty trouble in the latter half of the middle frame, eventually leading to another Flyers PPG to cut Edmonton's lead to 3-2. Cam Talbot made several exceptional shorthanded glove saves before Claude Giroux eventually bested him with a low shot through traffic with just 11 seconds remaining in Kyle Brodziak's hooking minor.

Despite each team tallying goals in the middle frame, the Oilers continued to dominate in the shot column with a 35-18 advantage through 40 minutes.
The penalty concerns continued for the Oilers early in third as Lucic was sent to the sin bin for a high stick, but there was no concern for Kassian as he broke free shorthanded and buried his sixth of the season to put his team up 4-2 at the 4:07 mark.
Unfortunately, the two-goal lead didn't last long as the Flyers managed to rebound and score their third PPG of the night just 27 seconds later courtesy Travis Konecny at the side of the net.
The parade to the penalty box continued for the Oilers as it was Kassian's turn to sit after a high stick and the Flyers found their fourth PPG of the game from Wayne Simmonds to tie the game at 11:02.
Talbot made a series of miraculous saves in the final minute to send the teams to overtime before Patrick pounced on a loose puck and flicked it top corner for the game-winner.
"It's a frustrating way to lose a hockey game," said Talbot, who made 34 saves. "We played so well five-on-five, but we just kept giving their power play opportunities and they kept making us pay. Our penalty kill, starting with me tonight, cost us the game."
"We did a lot of good things, but our penalty kill has got to be better," added defenceman Darnell Nurse. "Any time you give up four goals, you shoot yourself in the foot pretty good. We found a way to get a point and had a lot of positive things to build off, especially five-on-five."
As the number in the games played column keeps getting higher, an effective PK becomes increasingly crucial, said Hitchcock.
"If you don't kill penalties, it's a tough time of year," he said. "You've got to be able to do it if you're going to win hockey games in the last half of the season & we haven't been able to do it for a little while, not to the level you have to be if you're going to be good at it."
Next up, the Oilers will conclude their weekend back-to-back with another matinee on Sunday as they head north to Montreal for a 12 p.m. MT matchup with the Canadiens.