April 1, 2017

Leon Draisaitl scored on a 2-on-1 in overtime, and the Oilers defeated the Ducks 3-2 on Saturday night in Alberta.  The win tied the Oilers with the Ducks atop the Pacific Division.

The Ducks had a 2-1 lead late in the 3rd period, but Milan Lucic pounced on a rebound with 1:58 left in regulation to tie it up on the power play.  Draisaitl and Connor McDavid picked up the assists on the goal.  McDavid had one goal and two assists for the game.

Ryan Getzlaf and Patrick Eaves scored the goals for Anaheim.  John Gibson made 34 saves in the loss.

McDavid put the Oilers on the board with under a minute left in the 1st period.  McDavid benefitted from the hand work from Patrick Maroon on the play.  It was McDavid’s league-leading 92nd point, and extended his scoring streak to 10 consecutive games.

Getzlaf tied it up early in the 2nd period with a slap shot from the point, which got by Oilers goalie Cam Talbot.

The Ducks took the lead just under nine minutes into the 3rd when Eaves took a pass from Antoine Vermette and beat Talbot on the power play.  It was Eaves 29th goal of the season.

However, the Ducks couldn’t hold the lead.  The heroics of Lucic and Draisaitl gave the Oilers 97 points.  Anaheim and Edmonton each have the same number of points with four games remaining.  The Oilers hold the tie breaker.

The Ducks will finish off their road trip against Calgary on Sunday night.  Both teams have clinched a playoff spot, but are battling for playoff seeding.