3 2 (OT)

OVERTIME

2:05: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins wired a wrist shot from the slot past Hutton with Sekera providing a screen in front to clinch this one for the visitors. | EDM 3, STL 2

3:25: Talbot made two big stops on Alex Pietrangelo from close range.

5:00: Overtime is now underway.

THIRD PERIOD

0.0: At the end of regulation, the game was tied 2-2 with shots 33-25 Edmonton.

2:35: Shots are now 33-24 for the Oilers.

8:42: Hutton is sharp in making a stop on Draisaitl from in close, preserving the deadlock. Shots were 30-19 for the Oilers with 8:42 to play.

10:30: Shortly after the penalty ended, McDavid used his speed to create a breakaway but just missed the net on his attempt.

13:04: McDavid took a tripping penalty in the offensive zone to put the dangerous Blues power play on the attack.

14:13: The Oilers finally got that elusive second goal of the night on a tip by Patrick Maroon in front. Assists to Draisaitl and Brandon Davidson. | EDM 2, STL 2

16:00: Shots were 24-14 for the Oilers four minutes into the third.

20:00: Period three is underway. Oilers announce that Tyler Pitlick will not return to tonight’s game.

SECOND PERIOD

0.0: Oilers had a 16-6 edge in shots in the middle frame but neither team was able to score.

4:26: Tyler Pitlick was injured behind the play after getting tangled up with Lohtera and had to be helped off the ice, favouring his left leg.

6:15: Hutton made a big glove save off a blast from the left point by Benoit Pouliot.

9:14: Jaden Schwartz rattled a shot off the post on the rush.

12:26: Tempers flared after Patrick Maroon poked at a loose puck as Hutton tried to smother it in his crease. Result was two minutes in penalties for roughing for both Maroon and Blues defenceman Joel Edmundson.

14:09: Oilers fired off more shots in the first five minutes of period two than they had in all of period one with eight on target. Shots almost six minutes into the middle frame were 15-10 for the Oilers.

20:00: Period two is now underway.

FIRST PERIOD

0.0: After one, shots on goal were 8-7 for the Blues.

3:40: An interference penalty on David Perron with 3:40 to go in the first gave the Oilers their first power play of the night.

7:43: 33 seconds later, St. Louis pulled back in front again. Robby Fabbri’s initial shot was stopped by Talbot, but it left the Oilers netminder off balance. Vladimir Tarasenko picked up the rebound and put it into the open cage to make it 2-1. | STL 2, EDM 1

8:16: Oilers got that goal back with 8:16 to go in the opening frame. Leon Draisaitl won the draw right to Tyler Pitlick who wired a wrist shot past Blues starting goaltender Carter Hutton, knotting the game up at 1-1. | EDM 1, STL 1

10:11: Shots on goal midway through the opening period were 5-2 for the Blues.

12:30: Talbot made a quick pad stop after the puck was deflected by Ryan Reaves following a point shot from Kevin Shattenkirk.

15:40: The Blues had another chance to score just over a minute later and this time they converted. A turnover at the blueline resulted in the puck on the stick of Kyle Brodziak. Brodziak didn’t get a lot on his shot but enough to sneak by low glove side on Talbot and open the scoring. | STL 1, EDM 0

17:00: Cam Talbot came up with a huge stop early on, gloving a blast from in-close by Jori Lehtera during a scramble in front of the Oilers net.

20:00: The game has started.

TONIGHT’S LINEUP

Lucic – McDavid – Eberle
Maroon – Draisaitl – Pitlick
Pouliot – Nugent-Hopkins – Caggiula
Hendricks – Letestu – Kassian

Klefbom – Larsson
Sekera – Russell
Davidson – Gryba

Talbot

Out: Pakarinen (injured), Nurse (injured), Fayne (injured), Beck (healthy), Puljujarvi (healthy), Benning (healthy)

OILERS TODAY