Leon Draisaitl scored just 56 seconds into overtime, helping the Edmonton Oilers come from behind to win their first game of the season 4-3 against the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night.
Connor McDavid, who had two assists, had a breakaway during overtime but was stopped by Flyers goalie Samuel Ersson. However, he got the rebound and passed it to Draisaitl, who scored his second goal of the season.
Adam Henrique, Connor Brown, and Evan Bouchard also scored for the Oilers, breaking a three-game losing streak where they had been outscored 15-3.
For the Flyers, Matvei Michkov scored his first two NHL goals in just his third game, and Bobby Brink also found the net.
Stuart Skinner made 27 saves for Edmonton, while Ersson had 29 stops.
Forward Joel Farabee was in the lineup despite missing Monday’s practice for maintenance, keeping his Ironman streak alive. He hasn’t missed a game since John Tortorella became the Flyers’ head coach, now playing 175 straight games, tying him with Sidney Crosby for the longest active Ironman streak in the NHL.
McDavid extended his point streak against the Flyers to 11 games, the longest current streak in the NHL. He entered the game with 11 goals and 31 points in 14 games against Philadelphia, averaging 2.31 points per game.
Edmonton tied the game 3-3 with 3:42 left in the third period when Draisaitl made a great backhand pass to McDavid, who quickly sent it to Bouchard for the one-timer.
