Draisaitl gets 2 goals, assist to lead Oilers past Red Wings in OT
Wins it at 0:18 for Edmonton; Copp, Kane each has 2 points for Detroit
Oilers at Red Wings | Recap
DETROIT — Leon Draisaitl scored 18 seconds into overtime to give the Edmonton Oilers a 3-2 win against the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena on Sunday.
Draisaitl tapped in Mattias Ekholm’s pass after Connor McDavid started the sequence. Draisaitl finished with two goals and an assist on his 29th birthday, and McDavid and Ekholm each had two assists.
Calvin Pickard made 24 saves for Edmonton (4-4-1).
Andrew Copp had a goal and an assist, and Patrick Kane had two assists for Detroit (4-4-1). Cam Talbot made 31 saves.
J.T. Compher gave the Red Wings a 1-0 lead at 3:28 of the first period with a one-timer from the slot on Kane’s pass from behind the net.
Draisaitl tied the game 1-1 at 8:46 of the second period after his pass across the crease deflected in off Olli Maatta’s skate.
Detroit took a 2-1 lead at 9:28 when Copp deflected Jeff Petry’s shot past Pickard for his fourth goal.
Evan Bouchard tied the game at 10:47 of the third, ripping a one-time slap shot from the point through a screen and past Talbot.