The Edmonton Oilers have certainly displayed a flair for the dramatic of late.
Following much the same script from a 3-2 overtime victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday, the Oilers scored a late goal to tie it and then won early in overtime, coming from behind to defeat the San Jose Sharks 3-2 on Saturday.
Edmonton tied the game 2-2 with just 18 seconds left in the third period and with their goalie pulled as Corey Perry made a quick pass back to defenceman Mattias Ekholm and he blasted his fifth of the season into the net.
Then Leon Draisaitl, who hit a post on a wide-open net earlier in the game, scored his league-leading 24th goal of the season 18 seconds into overtime to extend his point streak to eight games, giving him seven goals and 19 points in that span.
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