Edmonton Oilers center Leon Draisaitl (29) celebrates with right wing Vasily Podkolzin, center, and right wing Connor Brown (28) after scoring the winning goal against the Detroit Red Wings in overtime of an NHL hockey game on Oct. 27 in Detroit.Duane Burleson/The Associated Press
Leon Draisaitl scored his second goal of the game 18 seconds into overtime and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 on Sunday night.
Evan Bouchard also scored and Calvin Pickard stopped 25 shots to help the Oilers win their second straight. Connor McDavid and defenceman Mattias Ekholm each chipped in with two assists.
Andrew Copp had a goal and an assist, and J.T. Compher also scored for the Red Wings, and Patrick Kane had two assists. Cam Talbot finished with 30 saves.
The Oilers beat the Red Wings for the fifth time in six games (5-0-1).
TAKEAWAYS
Oilers: With his two goals, Draisaitl extended his point streak to six games (five goals, three assists). McDavid has 25 points (five goals, 20 assists) in 16 career games against Detroit.
Red Wings: Defenceman Jeff Petry had an assist on Copp’s goal for his first point of the season.
KEY MOMENT
Detroit’s penalty-killing unit, ranked 31st in the NHL at 64.3 per cent, successfully killed off a tripping penalty to Copp with 1:51 remaining in regulation, assuring the team of at least one point.
KEY STAT
The Red Wings have been outshot in six consecutive games and are 3-3 over that span. Detroit is 31st in the NHL in shots allowed per game (34.7) and 32nd in shots on goal per game (24.6). The Red Wings have given up at least 30 shots in six straight games, while going five games in a row generating fewer than 30 shots on goal.
UP NEXT
Oilers: Visit the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday.
Red Wings: Host the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday.