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Edmonton Oilers at New York Islanders

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Draisaitl scores on breakaway in OT to lift Oilers to 2-1 win over Islanders

Edmonton Oilers vs. New York Islanders: Game Highlights

Calvin Pickard finished with 24 saves to help the Oilers win for the fourth time in seven games.

Bo Horvat scored for the Islanders and Ilya Sorokin finished with 33 saves. New York lost its third straight.

In the extra period, Draisaitl got a pass from Connor McDavid and skated up and beat Sorokin for his NHL-leading 49th goal of the season.

The Oilers outshot the Islanders 17-6 in a scoreless first period, and Draisaitl got them on the scoreboard with a slap shot from the top 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 right side on a 2-on-1 break with Anthony Duclair, kept the puck and beat Pickard for his 21st.

Takeaways Oilers: Edmonton had lost 8 of 11 to drop to third place in the Pacific Division. With the win, the Oilers moved past Los Angeles back into second.

Islanders: New York had won four of five before their current losing streak. They earned a point to pull to four points out of a wild card spot in the Eastern Conference.

Key moment The Islanders' Pierre Engvall tried to catch Pickard off-guard with a shot from the slot in overtime, but the goalie swatted it away to the side. The puck was knocked back toward Pickard, and he knocked it forward, where McDavid got it and passed it up to Draisaitl for the breakaway goal to win it.

Key stat The Islanders outhit the Oilers 21-10 and blocked 22 shots to keep it a tight game.

Up next Oilers play at New York Rangers on Sunday, and Islanders host Florida.

Regular Season Series

EDM wins series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 8:46 Leon Draisaitl Goal (48) Slap Shot, assists: Connor Brown (16), Evan Bouchard (40)
Goal 3rd Period 1:21 Bo Horvat Goal (21) Snap Shot, assists: none
Goal 4th Period 3:53 Leon Draisaitl Goal (49) Snap Shot, assists: Connor McDavid (61), Calvin Pickard (1)

Statistics

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10 Blocked Shots 22
10 Hits 21
5 Takeaways 5
35 Shots 25
0 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 3
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
16 Faceoffs Won 30
34.8 Faceoff Win Percent 65.2
19 Giveaways 17
4 Total Penalties 3
8 Penalty Minutes 6
New York Islanders New York Islanders Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Semyon Varlamov, G Injured Reserve Apr 19
Alexander Romanov, D Out Apr 17
Ryan Pulock, D Out Apr 17
Adam Pelech, D Out Apr 17
Anthony Duclair, LW Out Apr 17
Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Troy Stecher, D Day-To-Day Apr 24
Mattias Ekholm, D Out Apr 14
Alec Regula, D Injured Reserve Dec 14

Game Information

UBS Arena

Location: Elmont, NY
Attendance: 15,879 | Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 50 22 110 10
Los Angeles 48 25 105 9
Edmonton 48 29 101 5
Calgary 41 27 96 14
Vancouver 38 30 90 14
Anaheim 35 37 80 10
Seattle 35 41 76 6
San Jose 20 50 52 12

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 51 22 111 9
Carolina 47 30 99 5
New Jersey 42 33 91 7
Columbus 40 33 89 9
NY Rangers 39 36 85 7
NY Islanders 35 35 82 12
Pittsburgh 34 36 80 12
Philadelphia 33 39 76 10
Full Standings