National Hockey League
Edmonton 4, Philadelphia 2
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Where: Rogers Place, Edmonton, Alberta
Referees: Kyle Rehman, Brandon Schrader
Linesmen: Kiel Murchison, Travis Toomey
Attendance: 18347

Connor McDavid netted two goals and tallied one assist while Leon Draisaitl scored once in a three-point game to lead the host Edmonton Oilers to a 4-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday.

Tyson Barrie also scored for the Oilers, who snapped a four-game slide with a third-period comeback. Goaltender Stuart Skinner made 23 saves.

Noah Cates and Owen Tippett replied for the Flyers, who have one win in their last six outings. Goalie Carter Hart stopped 23 shots.

With his team trailing 2-1 after the second period, Draisaitl tied the score with Edmonton's second power-play goal of the night at 6:49 of the third. Draisaitl buried a sharp-angle shot to run his goal-scoring streak to five games, netting his 34th marker of the campaign.

Draisaitl, who potted career point No. 700, has collected nine points (five goals, four assists) during a six-game point streak.

With his assist on Draisaitl's goal, McDavid reached the 800-point mark in his 545th game, becoming the fifth-youngest player in league history to reach that milestone.

Moments after Skinner made a clutch rebound stop on Tippett to keep the score tied, McDavid scored what ended up being the winning tally with a bank-shot goal from the side of the net with 7:21 remaining in regulation.

McDavid rounded out the scoring with a short-handed, empty-net goal, his 44th marker of the campaign.

Edmonton was without Evander Kane for a second consecutive game due to an upper-body injury.

The Flyers had the chance for an upset with a strong first two periods, even without top goal scorer and point producer Travis Konecny due to an injury suffered Monday against the Calgary Flames.

Cates opened the scoring midway through the first period when he converted a wraparound for his ninth goal of the season, but Barrie's 10th of the season, a power-play marker, tied the game with 2.9 seconds remaining in the opening frame.

Philadelphia retook the lead at 11:37 of the second period when Tippett netted his 16th goal of the season. Olle Lycksell gained the puck along the boards, and Kevin Hayes fired a pass for Tippett to redirect. Lycksell recorded his first NHL point in his sixth big-league game.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Philadelphia   Edmonton
Noah Cates 1 Points Connor McDavid 3
Noah Cates 1 Goals Connor McDavid 2
Wade Allison 1 Assists Leon Draisaitl 2
N/A Power Play Goals Leon Draisaitl 1
N/A Short Handed Goals Connor McDavid 1
Carter Hart .885 Save Percentage Stuart Skinner .923
Carter Hart 23 Saves Stuart Skinner 24
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Philadelphia 26 2 0-3 2-4 8 26
Edmonton 27 4 2-4 3-3 6 32
Upcoming Games
  • Edmonton will play their next game on the road against Pittsburgh. The Oilers have a W/L % of .484 after a win and .593 after a loss.
  • Philadelphia will play their next game at home against Montreal. The Flyers have a W/L % of .348 after a win and .417 after a loss.