Bouchard Scores 47 Seconds Into Overtime as Oilers Beat Flyers 3-2

Evan Bouchard scored 47 seconds into overtime and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Wednesday night at Rogers Place. Leon Draisaitl carried the puck back in after Edmonton's first overtime rush was stopped, then found Bouchard on the far side, and the defenceman beat Dan Vladar over the right pad from the left circle for his 11th goal of the season.

Zach Hyman scored both Edmonton goals in the second period and Tristan Jarry made 30 saves as the Oilers won their third straight game and closed a four game homestand at 14-3-3. Philadelphia outshot Edmonton 32 to 24 and never trailed by more than two goals, and the Flyers left with one point after forcing overtime in the third period.

Hyman strikes twice in the second

The first period ended scoreless, with Philadelphia holding a 13 to 6 edge in shots. Hyman opened the scoring at 4:13 of the second period. Mattias Ekholm's long shot from the blue line was blocked on its way through, and the puck dropped to the right side of the net, where Hyman collected it and put it over Vladar as he fell backward. Mattias Ekholm and Colton Dach had the assists, and the goal was Hyman's second of the season.

Hyman made it 2-0 at 14:03 of the second on the power play. Connor McDavid pushed a pass in front, and Hyman forced the puck through Vladar's legs and barely across the goal line. McDavid and Bouchard assisted. Hyman finished with two goals on four shots in 15:50 of ice time, and the second goal left him one point short of 500 for his career.

Flyers push back and force overtime

Philadelphia answered at 16:49 of the second period. Jarry took a tripping penalty after catching Noel Acciari, and Tyson Foerster scored on the power play from the right circle, assisted by Owen Tippett and Christian Dvorak, to cut the lead to 2-1. The Flyers had 28 shots through two periods to Edmonton's 13, but Jarry held the lead into the intermission.

Travis Sanheim tied the game 2-2 at 11:42 of the third period, assisted by Rasmus Ristolainen and Matvei Michkov. Sanheim got the puck through Jarry's five hole from in close, Edmonton challenged for goalie interference, and the call on the ice stood. Neither team scored again in regulation. Vladar finished with 21 saves on 24 shots, and the announced crowd at Rogers Place was 18,347.

McDavid streak reaches 20 games

McDavid assisted on Hyman's power play goal and on Bouchard's winner. He became the fourth player in NHL history to open a season with a point streak of at least 20 games, and he left the night with 50 points on 11 goals and 39 assists, leading the league by 14 points over Minnesota's Kirill Kaprizov. Bouchard finished with a goal and an assist and played 26:31, the most ice time of any Edmonton skater.

Edmonton now starts a six game road trip on Saturday against the Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, then faces the Flyers again on Sunday in Philadelphia. Philadelphia entered the night at 5-10-5 and took the overtime point on the road against the team with the best record in the Western Conference.