The big guns finally came through to blast the Edmonton Oilers out of their season-starting slump.
Leon Draisaitl scored 56 seconds into overtime and added an assist as the Oilers came from behind to finally record their first victory of the season, defeating the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 on Tuesday.
Connor McDavid had a breakaway in the overtime session, but was stopped by Flyers goalie Samuel Ersson, however he was able to pick up the rebound and send it in front to Draisaitl, who notched his second of the season.
“We are obviously scratching for some points here early on. Any point we can get is big and it was nice to come back and win the game,” Draisaitl said. “It’s always nice to get the first one out of the way and hopefully create some momentum, create some confidence …