Leon Draisaitl scored his second purpose of the night time on a breakaway 3:52 into extra time, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the New York Islanders 2-1 on Friday night time.
Calvin Pickard completed with 24 saves to assist the Oilers win for the fourth time in seven video games.
Bo Horvat scored for the Islanders and Ilya Sorokin completed with 33 saves. New York misplaced its third straight.
Within the additional interval, Draisaitl bought a go from Connor McDavid and skated up and beat Sorokin for his NHL-leading forty ninth purpose of the season.
The Oilers outshot the Islanders 17-6 in a scoreless first interval, and Draisaitl bought them on the scoreboard with a slap shot from the highest of the left circle at 8:46 of the second.
Horvat tied it 1-1 for the Islanders at 1:21 of the third as he skated up the precise facet on a 2-on-1 break with Anthony Duclair, stored the puck and beat Pickard for his twenty first.
TAKEAWAYS
Oilers: Edmonton had misplaced 8 of 11 to drop to 3rd place within the Pacific Division. With the win, the Oilers moved previous Los Angeles again into second.
Islanders: New York had gained 4 of 5 earlier than their present dropping streak. They earned a degree to drag to 4 factors out of a wild card spot within the Japanese Convention.
KEY MOMENT
The Islanders’ Pierre Engvall tried to catch Pickard off-guard with a shot from the slot in extra time, however the goalie swatted it away to the facet. The puck was knocked again towards Pickard, and he knocked it ahead, the place McDavid bought it and handed it as much as Draisaitl for the breakaway purpose to win it.
KEY STAT
The Islanders outhit the Oilers 21-10 and blocked 22 pictures to maintain it a good sport.
UP NEXT
Oilers play at New York Rangers on Sunday, and Islanders host Florida.
