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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
Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Mattias Ekholm, D Day-To-Day Apr 2
John Klingberg, D Out Mar 30
Connor McDavid, C Out Mar 30
Stuart Skinner, G Out Mar 29
Trent Frederic, C Injured Reserve Mar 21

Game Information

UBS Arena

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

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 45 21 98 8
Los Angeles 42 23 93 9
Edmonton 43 26 91 5
Calgary 35 27 82 12
Vancouver 34 27 81 13
Anaheim 33 33 74 8
Seattle 31 38 68 6
San Jose 20 44 50 10

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 48 17 105 9
Carolina 45 24 94 4
New Jersey 40 29 87 7
Columbus 34 30 77 9
NY Rangers 35 32 77 7
NY Islanders 32 32 74 10
Pittsburgh 30 34 71 11
Philadelphia 31 36 71 9
Full Standings