
Huberdeau leads the Panthers with 55 points, scoring 17 goals and registering 38 assists. "We've got to find a way to defend a lead better".
It was also the first time the Oilers have won a game on New Years Eve since 1985, going 0-13-3 with a tie during that span. "I don't think we managed the puck well today".
LAST 10 GAMES: Oilers: 3-6-1, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.7 assists, 2.5 penalties and 5.9 penalty minutes while giving up 3.5 goals per game with a.885 save percentage.
Thursday night, the tables were turned, and it was a full team effort that made it possible, but it was Eichel who finished the job with a penalty-shot goal, with a basic yet extremely hard way to help silence two of the league's leading scorers in overtime: Don't let them have the puck.
David Pastrnak became the first player this season to reach 30 goals in the Bruins' 2-1 overtime loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday, extending his point streak to nine (four goals, 10 assists). Zemgus Girgensons scored two goals for the Sabres. They added to the total Thursday night when Pierre-Luc Dubois scored for Columbus 52 seconds into overtime to complete the Blue Jackets' rally from down 1-0 to begin the third period.
The Rangers took a bench penalty out of frustration with the officiating and the Oilers scored another power-play goal just 12 seconds later.
Edmonton scored its third goal in less than three minutes as Archibald snapped home his third.
He appeared to get one of his skates caught in the ice.
NY got another one back five minutes into the third as Strome converted on a great pass from Adam Fox.
National League novice of this thirty days for December, Olofsson had 16 goals and 19 helps for 35 points in 42 games this year, while keeping a differential of -1.
The comeback continued with 3:45 left in the third period as Koskinen made a glove save on a Zibanejad shot, but that glove was deemed to be well over the goal line.
Nurse's goal with 6.3 seconds left in the second gave the Oilers a 2-1 edge.