Oilers' Overtime Heroics, Milestones & Defensive Struggles

0:00It's March 4th. Here's your NHL News in two minutes. Evan Bouchard scored an overtime to give the Edmonton Oilers a thrilling 5-4 win over the Ottawa Senators at Rogers Place on March 3rd. Leon Drysettel led the way with five points, including two goals, Wazak Hyman and Ryan Nujan Hopkins also scored for Edmonton. Ottawa got two goals from Dreg Beideson and won each for Michael Amadeo and Dylan Cousins. Connor Ingram made 17 saves for the Oilers and Linus O. Mark stopped 32 of 37 shots for the Senators. The victory moved Edmonton into third place in the Pacific Division, with 68 points from a 30 win, 24 loss, 8 overtime. Record. The Oilers pulled off yet another comeback, trailing 4-2 after 2 periods before Nujan Hopkins scored in the power play early in the third. Hyman tied it late with the extra attacker on the ice. This marked the fifth time this season. Edmonton tied a game at 1835 or later in the third period, and they won four of those

1:03in. Overtime. Players hit some big milestones too. Drysettel now has 1046 points, passing Jari Curry for third in Oilers' history behind only Conor McDavid and Wayne Gretzky. Bouchard tied Darnell Nurse for the most overtime goals by a defenseman in franchise history with six, and Matias Ekholm picked up his three. 100th career assist. Fans and analysts are buzzing about Edmonton's knack for late rallies, but the team knows it can't rely on it forever. Drysettel noted after the game that, while they can pull it off, cleaning up early mistakes is key for playoffs. Meanwhile, defensive struggles continue, with Edmonton allowing 50 goals over their last 11 games, the most in any 11 games span in 30. Years. Coach Chris Nobelowch shuffled pairings before the game, but Ottawa still scored four quick goals before the Oilers shut them down late. The Daily News now is presented by our sponsor, linked in the description. You know what is better than earbuds in bed?

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