Boston won its previous four games in Edmonton, two in overtime and all four by one goal.
EDMONTON, Alberta — Connor McDavid scored the tying goal with 2:21 remaining in regulation and Mattias Ekholm got the overtime winner as the Edmonton Oilers shook off a shoddy start Thursday night for a 3-2 victory against the Boston Bruins.
Just 1:04 into the extra period, Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman made the initial save on Leon Draisaitl but Ryan Nugent-Hopkins was there to grab the rebound and drop it back to Ekholm, who scored his fourth goal of the season.
Draisaitl had three assists to give him 900 career points.
Zach Hyman had a goal and an assist for the Oilers (19-11-2), who have won nine of 11.
Elias Lindholm and Mark Kastelic scored in the first period to give Boston (17-13-4) a 2-0 lead.
Stuart Skinner made 24 saves for the Oilers. …
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