Bouchard Ends It Early in Overtime as Oilers Beat Flyers 3-2
The Edmonton defenceman finished the night with the winner, a power-play assist and the most ice time of any Oilers skater.
Evan Bouchard decided it himself. The Oilers defenceman scored at 0:47 of overtime, at even strength, to give Edmonton a 3-2 win over Philadelphia.
He finished with a goal and an assist, plus 2, and logged 26:31 of ice time. That was the most among all 18 Oilers skaters and the most among the six Edmonton defencemen. The assist came on the power play; the goal came at even strength, where he put two shots on net from four attempts. He also blocked a shot and had one takeaway, but gave the puck away twice.
This fits his season more than it departs from it. He now has 11 goals and 22 assists in 20 games and averages 25.6 minutes a night. Edmonton is 13-3-3 and leads the Pacific. Philadelphia, 5-10-5, goes home with a point after pushing a much stronger team to overtime.