After what would have been a game-winning goal from Travis Konecny was called back for offsides with 23 seconds remaining, the Oilers stole an overtime win in Philadelphia by a score of 2-1. While the Oilers dominated for large stretches of the game, the Flyers nearly came away with an impressive win over the back-to-back Western Conference champs, but had to settle for a point on Wednesday night.
The basics
First period: 19:05 – Evan Bouchard (Connor McDavid, Matthew Savoie)
Second period: 15:38 – Matvei Michkov (Cam York, Travis Konecny) (PPG)
Third period: No scoring
Overtime: 1:19 – Jack Roslovic (Savoie)
SOG: 32 (EDM) – 21 (PHI)
Takeaways
The Flyers continue to badly lose shot battle
At their best, the Oilers can really impose their style of play on the opposition, and that’s exactly what happened in the first half of this game.