McDavid and Draisaitl Drag Edmonton Back From the Brink in Overtime Tilt
Välimäki's late go-ahead goal for Carolina is answered in barely over a minute, and the Oilers and Hurricanes head to the final minutes of OT still level.
Written during the game · 12:01 AM ET. Final was CAR 5, EDM 6 (SO).
Edmonton looked finished twice in the third period, and both times Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl pulled them back. The game is tied 5-5 in overtime with 1:59 left in the extra period (63:01 of game time played).
Edmonton was down 2-4 after two periods. McDavid scored at 00:26 of the third, with Draisaitl assisting. Draisaitl tied it at 4-4 on the power play at 02:51.
Then Juuso Välimäki put Carolina ahead 5-4 at 17:20. McDavid tied it at 18:32, again set up by Draisaitl.
Both forwards have 2 goals and 3 assists. The box score shows an even game, but Edmonton had the better of the chances: shot attempts were 55-52 and high-danger chances 23-18. Expected goals, which measure how many the chances were worth, came out 2.91 for Edmonton and 2.7 for Carolina.
The Oilers are 7-1-1 coming in, and they hold a point here against the Hurricanes.
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