QUICK RECAP: Oilers 3, Flyers 2 (OT)

EDMONTON, AB – Flying high.

Zach Hyman scored two goals, while Tristan Jarry made 30 saves, but it was Evan Bouchard's decisive winner just 47 seconds into overtime that ultimately gave the Edmonton Oilers the extra point on Wednesday at Rogers Place in a 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.

"You never complain about wins. Wins are hard to come by in this league," Hyman said. "I think for us, every game you want to have your best, but you can't do it over the course of 84 games. So if you're able to win and grind out games and get great goaltending and play hard and just do the right things, you can win games like that."

Leon Draisaitl found Evan Bouchard with a terrific pass to beat Dan Vladar over the right pad from the left circle in overtime with his 11th goal of the season, improving Edmonton's record to 14-3-3 this campaign by closing out their four-game homestand with their third straight victory.

Zach Hyman scored both of Edmonton's first two goals, including one on the power play in the second period, before the Flyers answered back on the man advantage through Tyson Foerster ahead of the intermission and wound up forcing overtime with Travis Sanheim's equalizer at 8:18 of the final frame.

Tristan Jarry was terrific in stopping 30 of 32 shots, with the Oilers in front of him helping keep chances to the outside and control rebounds, but it was another impressive showing from the team's netminders, who've combined for a .918 save percentage since October 3 after the team allowed 13 goals in their opening two games.

"Just taking it shot by shot," Jarry said. "There wasn't much more that I could really do other than just focusing on one shot at a time, and I think the guys obviously did a good job just with rebounds. I thought a lot of the bulk of the shots were just straight on, and I was able to see a lot of them, so it helped a lot."

Connor McDavid had an assist to become the fourth different player in NHL history to begin a season with a point streak of at least 20 games, totalling 50 points (11G, 39A) that lead the league by a 14-point margin over Minnesota's Kirill Kaprizov.

The Oilers will now hit the road for a six-game road trip that begins with the first of a back-to-back at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday against the Maple Leafs before rematching the Flyers in Philadelphia on Sunday.

PRE-GAME NOTE: The Edmonton Oilers (13-3-3) have the Western Conference’s best record headed into tonight’s matchup against the Philadelphia Flyers. Should they come away with a win tonight, they will tie for the third-most wins by an Oilers team in a season within the first 20 games.

FIRST PERIOD

No scoring.

QUICK STATS: Leon Draisaitl has scored multiple goals in each of his last two games and is one away from becoming the third player in Oilers history with 80 career multi-goal games. He would be the fifth active player to reach the mark, trailing Alexander Ovechkin (185), Sidney Crosby (113), Steven Stamkos (109), and Auston Matthews (84). 

On Monday’s game against the New York Rangers, Connor McDavid scored his 11th goal of the season, which extended his point streak to 19 games – the longest of his career being 20. Entering tonight’s matchup against the Flyers, he is just one point away from tying Mike Bossy (49) for the seventh-most points by a player within the first 20 games of a season.

Shots

PHI 13, EDM 6

Power Play

N/A

SECOND PERIOD

15:47: EDM GOAL | Zach Hyman - Mattias Ekholm, Colton Dach

SHAQ HYMAN WITH THE FADEAWAY JUMPER! After Mattias Ekholm's long three-point effort from the blueline is blocked on its way through, the puck redirects to the right side of Philadelphia's net, where Hyman waits to collect the rebound and put it over Dan Vladar as he falls backward to open the scoring with his second of the season.

EDM 1, PHI 0

QUICK STAT: McDavid’s assist on Hymans’ goal has earned him the one point he needed to tie Mike Bossy (49) for the seventh-most points by a player within the first 20 games of a season: Mario Lemieux 1988-89 (60), Wayne Gretzky 1983-84 (57), Mario Lemieux 1995-96 (57), Wayne Gretzky 1984-85 (54), Mario Lemieux 1992-93 (52), Wayne Gretzky 1987-88 (50), Mike Bossy 1984-85 (49), Connor McDavid 2026-27 (49).

With that, he also became the fourth different player with a point streak of at least 20 games to begin a season.

5:57: EDM GOAL | Zach Hyman (2) (PP) - Connor McDavid, Evan Bouchard

ANOTHER WHACK FOR ZACH! Hyman doubles Edmonton's lead on the power play by pushing through a pass in front from Connor McDavid, with the puck barely crossing the goal line through the legs of Dan Vladar.

QUICK STAT: With two goals in the second period to put the Oilers up 2-0, Zach Hyman is now just one point away from registering his 500th career point.

Mattias Ekholm extended his point streak to five games (1G, 4A) with an assist – he now has seven points (2G, 5A) over his last seven games. He also continues to showcase his defensive side with a plus-minus rating of +24, trailing only Evan Bouchard (+26) for the team lead.

EDM 2, PHI 0

3:11: PHI GOAL | Tyson Foerster - Owen Tippett, Cam Dvorak

Jarry held the fort down admirably in the frame, but his own penalty after tripping Noel Acciari led to Foerster scoring from the right circle before the intermission.

EDM 2, PHI 1

Shots:

PHI 28, EDM 13

Power Play: 

PHI 1-for-2, EDM 1-for-2

THIRD PERIOD

8:18: PHI GOAL | Travis Sanheim - Matvei Michkov, Rasmus Ristolainen

Sanheim slams the crease and gets it through Jarry's five-hole despit Noah Cates holding his ground near the Oilers' crease. Edmonton elects to challenge for goalie interference, but it's not enough to overturn the call and the Oilers will head to the penalty kill after just losing their slim lead.

EDM 2, PHI 2

0.0: We are going to overtime and potentially a shootout to decide the extra point.

OVERTIME

5:00: Overtime has begun.

4:13: EDM GOAL | Evan Bouchard - Leon Draisaitl, Connor McDavid

DRAISAITL RELOADS AND DELIVERS! After Edmonton's first attack on a three-on-two in overtime is stopped short, Draisaitl picks up the puck again and finds Bouchard on the far side with an incredible pass to give the Oilers the extra point on the defenceman's 11th goal of the season.

EDM 3, PHI 2

OILERS LINEUP

Podkolzin - McDavid - Draisaitl
Kapanen - Nugent-Hopkins - Hyman
Dach - Dickinson - Frederic
Formenton - Michaels - Joseph

Ekholm - Bouchard
Shea - Murphy
Mukhamadullin - Emberson

Jarry
Levi

POST-GAME INTERVIEWS