Edmonton 3, Colorado 2, 2/22/2018

McDavid lifts Oilers past Avalanche in OT

Scores at 2:19; Varlamov makes 43 saves for Colorado
By
Derek Van Diest
/ NHL.com Staff Writer
February 23, 2018

EDMONTON -- Connor McDavid scored at 2:19 of overtime to give the Edmonton Oilers a 3-2 win against the Colorado Avalanche at Rogers Place on Thursday.Leon Draisaitl muscled past defenseman Samuel Girard, and then split forwards Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen before passing cross-crease to McDavid, who shot over Colorado

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Scoring

2nd Period
Player Headshot
Leon Draisaitl (18)
M. Benning (10), C. McDavid (44)
1-0 EDM
Score
02:45
Time
Backhand
Shot
Player Headshot
Zack Kassian (7)
M. Letestu (11)
2-0 EDM
Score
14:33
Time
Snap
Shot
Player Headshot
Samuel Girard (3)
C. Soderberg (14)
2-1 EDM
Score
19:41
Time
Slap
Shot
3rd Period
Player Headshot
Colin Wilson (6)
T. Jost (9), A. Kerfoot (21)
2-2 Tied
Score
00:50
Time
Wrist
Shot
Overtime
Player Headshot
Connor McDavid (27)
L. Draisaitl (36), O. Klefbom (14)
3-2 EDM
Score
02:19
Time
Snap
Shot

Penalties

1st Period
TeamTimePenalty
14:56T. Jost Hooking against M. Letestu
2nd Period
TeamTimePenalty
08:18A. Larsson Slashing against C. Wilson
10:23J. Compher Tripping against K. Russell
3rd Period
TeamTimePenalty
----No penalties taken
Overtime
TeamTimePenalty
----No penalties taken

Three Stars of the Game

Player Headshot
C. McDavid
#97 • EDM • Center
G: 1 | A: 1 | P: 2
1
Player Headshot
L. Draisaitl
#29 • EDM • Center
G: 1 | A: 1 | P: 2
2
Player Headshot
S. Varlamov
#1 • COL • Goalie
GAA: 2.89 | SV%: .935
3
Linescore
1st2nd3rdOTT
COL
01102
EDM
02013
Shots On Goal
PeriodCOLEDM
1st819
2nd1213
3rd911
OT13
Total3046
Game Stats
30
Shots On Goal
46
47.8%
Face-off %
52.2%
0%
Power Play %
0%
0/1
0/2
4
Penalty Minutes
2
31
Hits
43
18
Blocked Shots
19
11
Giveaways
17
6
Takeaways
10