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The Oilers hit the road for a three-game trip beginning Saturday in Los Angeles. The game can be seen on Sportsnet and heard on 630 CHED and the Oilers Radio Network.
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"It's hard to beat guys with speed for me but I have to find other ways," said Leon Draisaitl of the overtime sequence.
The forward made space for himself by outmuscling Samuel Girard within the Avs' zone, sucking Semyon Varlamov towards him then dishing the puck to McDavid, who had an open cage.
"I thought it was an entertaining overtime period," he said.
In addition to netting the winner, McDavid also compiled an assist. He now has 71 points this season, owning sole position of third in League scoring.
"They're catalysts of our team and when they go, we go," Zack Kassian, who scored his seventh goal of the season at 14:33 of the second, said of McDavid and Draisaitl.
Draisaitl had a goal, assist and won 62 percent of his faceoffs. The German now has 54 points in 56 games.
In net, Cam Talbot stopped 28 of 30 shots, ending the night with a .933 save percentage.
Edmonton went 1-for-1 on the penalty kill and 0-for-2 on the power play, putting three power-play shots on the Avs' netminder. The visiting keeper stopped 43 of 46 shots.
Edmonton and Colorado skated out to a scoreless first period, despite the Oilers commanding the shot count by a wide margin.
The home side outshot Colorado 19-7, with the top line of McDavid, Draisaitl and Milan Lucic dictating much of the pace. All three Oilers played over seven minutes in the opening period and caused havoc in the paint for Varlamov, who turned aside McDavid and Lucic on separate goalmouth jams.
Draisaitl gave meaning to the moniker 'Deutschland Dangler' in the second when he scored his 18th of the season just 2:45 into the period.
The forward undressed Mikko Rantanen then walked Gabriel Landeskog, flipping a backhander past Varlamov. The goal was Draisaitl's 18th of the campaign, with the assists going to Matt Benning and McDavid.
