Draisaitl gets 2nd goal of night in OT to give Oilers 3-2 win over Flames

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Edmonton Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl (29) celebrates his 50th goal of the season against the Calgary Flames during the third period of an NHL game in Edmonton on Saturday, March 29, 2025. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Edmonton Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl (29) gets first star against the Calgary Flames during an overtime of an NHL game in Edmonton on Saturday, March 29, 2025. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Edmonton Oilers’ Jeff Skinner (53), Leon Draisaitl (29) and Viktor Arvidsson (33) celebrate a goal against the Calgary Flames during an overtime of an NHL game in Edmonton on Saturday, March 29, 2025. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Edmonton Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl (29) celebrates his 50th goal of the season with teammates against the Calgary Flames during the third period of an NHL game in Edmonton on Saturday, March 29, 2025. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers players rough it up during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Edmonton, Alberta, Saturday, March 29, 2025. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Edmonton Oilers players celebrate a goal against the Calgary Flames during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Edmonton, Alberta, Saturday, March 29, 2025. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers players rough it up during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Edmonton, Alberta, Saturday, March 29, 2025. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Calgary Flames goalie Dustin Wolf (32) is scored on by Edmonton Oilers’ Viktor Arvidsson (33) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Edmonton, Alberta, Saturday, March 29, 2025. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Calgary Flames’ Kevin Bahl (7) and Edmonton Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl (29) battle for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Edmonton, Alberta, Saturday, March 29, 2025. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Calgary Flames’ Jonathan Huberdeau (10) Edmonton Oilers’ Kasperi Kapanen (42) battle for the puck during the first period of an NHLgame in Edmonton on Saturday, March 29, 2025. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Calgary Flames’ Martin Pospisil (76) and Edmonton Oilers’ Brett Kulak (27) battle in front as Oilers goalie Calvin Pickard (30) makes a save during first-period NHL hockey game action in Edmonton, Alberta, Saturday, March 29, 2025. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Calgary Flames’ Matthew Coronato, left, is checked by Edmonton Oilers’ Jake Walman, right, during first-period NHL hockey game action in Edmonton, Alberta, Saturday, March 29, 2025. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)

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EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Leon Draisaitl got his second goal of the night 2:25 into overtime, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Calgary Flames 3-2 on Saturday night to snap a two-game skid.

Viktor Arvidsson also scored and Darnell Nurse had two assists for the Oilers, who were again without star forward Connor McDavid, defenseman Mattias Ekholm and goalie Stuart Skinner. Calvin Pickard had 26 saves to get the win as Edmonton moved into a tie with Los Angeles for second place in the Pacific Division.

Yegor Sharangovich and Brayden Pachal scored for the Flames, who have lost two straight and sit seven points behind St. Louis and Minnesota for a wild card. Dustin Wolf had 26 saves.

In the extra period, Jeff Skinner dropped the puck back to Draisaitl in the slot and he blasted a shot past Wolf for his league-leading 51st goal of the season.

Takeaways

Flames: Nazem Kadri’s assist on Sharangovich’s opening goal 4 1/2 minutes into the game was his 700th career NHL point and extended his point scoring streak to six games. His his goal scoring streak ended at five games.

Oilers: Draisaitl returned after missing the last four games with a lower-body injury. Draisaitl now has 63 points in 48 career games against the Flames.

Key moment

The Oilers tied the score 2-2 with 3:12 remaining in the third period as Evan Bouchard sent it to Draisaitl and he cut in from the wing and sent his 50th goal of the season stick-side past Wolf. It gave Draisaitl his fourth 50-goal season, tying Jari Kurri for second-most in Edmonton franchise history, behind Wayne Gretzky’s eight.

Key stat

The Oilers have outscored Flames 1,019-1014 all-time in matchups between the provincial rivals, including the playoffs.

Up next

Flames visit Colorado on Monday, and Oilers play at Vegas on Tuesday to open a four-game trip.

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