3 2 (OT)

OVERTIME

3:10: On a two-on-one, McDavid feeds the puck over to Draisaitl who wires it home for the victory! | EDM 3, NJ 2

4:38: Schneider makes a big stop on Sekera who was in all alone and tried to backhand it five-hole.

5:00: Overtime is now underway.

THIRD PERIOD

0.0: At the end of regulation, shots were 30-17 Oilers.

3:52: Schneider makes a great stop on Maroon after Jon Merrill gave the puck away to the Oilers forward.

7:24: After Patrick Maroon nearly scored off the rush in front of the net, Leon Draisaitl retrieved the puck behind the net and fed it back in front to Maroon and on his second chance, he made no mistake, pushing it over the line past a sprawled-out Cory Schneider. | EDM 2, NJ 2

8:40: 24-16 are the shots with time ticking down in the third.

12:54: The tension cools following the penalties. Oilers still lead the shot count 22-15.

17:15: The animosity reaches a boiling point. Hall elbows his former Windsor Spitfires teammate Kassian. Kassian goes after Hall while leaking blood from his mouth. Hall gets a double-minor high-sticking penalty while Kassian gets two minutes for roughing.

20:00: The third period has begun with Larsson back on the Oilers bench.

SECOND PERIOD

00:00: Devils up one heading into the third despite the Oilers outshooting them 18-13.

50.5: A Hall wrist shot hits Steven Santini’s leg and gets past Talbot. Devils get another late period goal. | NJ 2, EDM 1

2:20: Penalty averted but it comes with a cost. Adam Larsson blocks a shot and goes straight to the dressing room. Shots now 17-11 Edmonton.

6:00: Kassian slides across the ice and stops a Devils offensive attempt. He goes to the box for tripping.

6:36: Shots are 17-8 Edmonton.

11:01: Jordan Eberle and Benoit Pouliot walk in on a two-on-one, Eberle keeps, shoots and hits the crossbar. Oilers double the Devils in shots 14-7.

15:49: Oilers maintain pressure in the Devils’ zone for an extended time but Larsson goes to the box for roughing.

19:44: OILERS GOAL! Andrej Sekera receives a pass from Leon Draisaitl, skates in uncontested and fires a shot through Schneider’s wickets. | EDM 1, NJ 1

20:00: Period two is under way.

FIRST PERIOD

00:00: Buzzer sounds but Kris Russell and Palmieri tussle anyways. Devils up one after the first. Shots are 9-5 in favour of Edmonton.

1:54: Travis Zajac deposits a Kyle Palmieri wraparound pass. Devils strike first. | NJ 1, EDM 0

2:19: A deft deflection by Letestu bounces twice but is stopped by goaltender Cory Schneider.

2:53: A shot in tight by Cammalleri is deflected by Klefbom out of play. Penalty killed.

5:05: Mark Letestu gets a penalty for tripping. The Oilers penalty kill unit takes the ice for the first time tonight.

6:51: A sneaky Maroon snap shot clinks off the outside post. Still scoreless with Edmonton leading in shots 6-2.

11:29: Patrick Maroon goes hard to the Devils’ net, Damon Severson gets a penalty for hooking in trying to mitigate the power move. Oil back on the power play.

12:10: Taylor Hall receives a resounding applause during a video montage showing his time with the Oilers. Shots are 2-1 Edmonton.

15:32: Oilers get a power play thanks to a Michael Cammalleri tripping penalty.

20:00: Tonight’s game has begun.

TONIGHT’S LINEUP

Maroon – McDavid – Draisaitl
Pouliot – Nugent-Hopkins – Eberle
Lucic – Caggiula – Slepyshev
Khaira – Letestu – Kassian

Sekera – Russell
Davidson – Larsson
Klefbom – Benning

Talbot

Out: Pakarinen (injured), Nurse (injured), Pitlick (injured), Hendricks (healthy), Gryba (healthy)

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