National Hockey League
Edmonton 6, St. Louis 5
When: 9:00 PM ET, Friday, April 1, 2022
Where: Rogers Place, Edmonton, Alberta
Referees: Ghislain Hebert, Furman South
Linesmen: Julien Fournier, Justin Johnson
Attendance: 16310

Connor McDavid scored his second goal of the game in overtime to give the Edmonton Oilers their ninth consecutive home victory, a 6-5 decision against the St. Louis Blues on Friday.

Seconds after the Blues couldn't convert a golden chance, McDavid finished a two-on-one rush with Leon Draisaitl for the winner 71 seconds into overtime, his 39th goal of the season.

Zach Hyman also tallied twice, Evander Kane collected one goal and two assists and Darnell Nurse also scored for the Oilers, who blew a three-goal lead before recovering. Mike Smith made 31 saves as Edmonton (39-25-5, 83 points) completed a 3-0-0 homestand.

Pavel Buchnevich scored twice while Robert Thomas and Ivan Barbashev both collected one goal and one assist and Brayden Schenn added a goal for the Blues (37-20-10, 84 points). Starting goalie Jordan Binnington was beaten four times on 13 shots before being pulled in favor of Ville Husso, who stopped 25 of the 27 shots he faced.

The Oilers stormed out to a 4-1, first-period lead. Hyman opened the scoring 1:50 into the game when he finished a pretty three-way passing play after a couple of Blues defensive-zone turnovers.

Buchnevich scored his first of the night at the 4:29 mark by burying a second chance. Hyman put the Oilers ahead again 30 second later when he stole the puck behind the net, cruised to the slot and buried a high wrist shot for his 24th of the campaign.

Kane's short-handed goal just past the midway point of the opening frame, his 16th of the year, made it a 3-1 game. McDavid then converted a rebound at 13:30, and Binnington was promptly pulled.

Thomas gave the visitors a much-needed boost when he converted a cross-ice pass from Brandon Saad 1:54 into the second period for his 14th of the year. Schenn found the sweet spot with a long wrist shot at 15:27 of the middle period to make it a 4-3 affair.

Nurse appeared to put the Oilers back on track when he notched his eighth of the season at 17:13 of the second period to make it a 5-3 game, but the Blues came back.

Buchnevich scored his second of the game, and career-best 23rd of the season, 2:06 into the third period, and Barbashev redirected a cross-ice pass at 8:36 for his 20th of the season to level the score.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
St. Louis   Edmonton
Pavel Buchnevich 2 Points Evander Kane 3
Pavel Buchnevich 2 Goals Zach Hyman 2
Colton Parayko 2 Assists Evander Kane 2
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals Evander Kane 1
Ville Husso .926 Save Percentage Mike Smith .861
Ville Husso 25 Saves Mike Smith 31
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
St. Louis 36 5 0-3 1-1 4 40
Edmonton 40 6 0-1 3-3 8 26
Upcoming Games
  • Edmonton will play their next game on the road against Anaheim. The Oilers have a W/L % of .641 after a win and .467 after a loss.
  • St. Louis will play their next game on the road against Calgary. The Blues have a W/L % of .526 after a win and .586 after a loss.