Evan Bouchard scored 47 seconds into overtime to give the Edmonton Oilers a 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday at Rogers Place, capping a game Zach Hyman had carried with two goals.
The Oilers led 2-0 after Hyman’s pair in the second period, but the Flyers answered with goals from Tyson Foerster and Travis Sanheim to force extra time. Bouchard settled it with a snap shot off a Leon Draisaitl feed, lifting Edmonton to 14-3-3 and dropping Philadelphia to 5-10-6.
Key Moments: How The Oilers Won It
Hyman opened the scoring on a snap shot at 4:13 of the second period, assisted by Mattias Ekholm and Colton Dach. He struck again at 14:03 on a backhand, with Connor McDavid and Bouchard picking up assists, putting Edmonton up 2-0.
Philadelphia cut the deficit to 2-1 when Foerster scored on a wrist shot at 16:49 of the second, assisted by Owen Tippett and Christian Dvorak. The Flyers tied it in the third period when Sanheim beat Tristan Jarry on a wrist shot at 11:42, with Rasmus Ristolainen and Matvei Michkov drawing assists.
That set up overtime, where Bouchard needed just 47 seconds to end it, scoring on a snap shot with Draisaitl recording the lone assist. The Oilers dominated special teams, converting their only power-play chance for a 100% success rate while the Flyers went 1-for-4.
Top Performers
Hyman finished with two goals. Bouchard scored the overtime winner and added one assist. Jarry stopped 30 of 32 shots for a .938 save percentage.
For Philadelphia, Sanheim scored a goal, and Ristolainen added an assist. Vladar made 21 saves on 24 shots for a .875 save percentage.
What It Means
The win keeps Edmonton atop the Pacific Division at 31 points, four ahead of second-place Vegas. The Oilers have now won their past matchup with Philadelphia and lead the season series 1-0.
Philadelphia remains in last place in the Metropolitan Division at 16 points, two points behind Columbus and Pittsburgh.
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