Draisaitl, Oilers rally past Jets in 3rd period for 4th straight win

WINNIPEG -- Leon Draisaitl scored a power-play goal with 2:13 left, and the Edmonton Oilers rallied in the third period for their fourth straight win, 3-1 against the Winnipeg Jets at Canada Life Centre on Thursday.

Draisaitl put Edmonton in front when he one-timed a feed from Connor McDavid in the right face-off circle for his 10th goal of the season.

“Often guys deviate from the plan, it’s not working, just take shortcuts and try and create some more offense, but I didn’t see that tonight,” Edmonton coach Kris Knoblauch said. “What I saw was sticking with the game plan and working hard. They defended really well and made it tough getting to the net. But I’m certainly happy with the way the guys played tonight.”

Darnell Nurse tied it 1-1 at 13:11 on a wrist shot from beyond the circles that trickled past Winnipeg goalie Connor Hellebuyck.

“We had lots of chances … I was just trying to shoot through a screen and you never know what happens,” Nurse said. “When the first one goes in, I think for the group it takes a little bit of the load off the shoulders, and our power play went out there and did their thing.”

Ryan McLeod had a goal and an assist, and Stuart Skinner made 25 saves for the Oilers (9-12-1), who held a 17-8 shots advantage in the third.

Cole Perfetti scored, and Hellebuyck made 36 saves for the Jets (12-8-2), who have lost three in a row for the first time this season.

“Obviously tough, the two best players in the world so it’s tough when they’re going like that,” Perfetti said of McDavid and Draisaitl. “They were obviously feeling it putting on a lot of pressure late in the game. I thought we did a good job of getting above them and trying to eliminate as much as possible. They’re still going to make plays. They’re good for a reason.”

Perfetti gave the Jets a 1-0 lead when he redirected Mark Scheifele’s shot on the power play at 18:27 of the first period.

McLeod scored into an empty net at 19:40 for the 3-1 final.

Edmonton was 1-for-2 on the power play; Winnipeg was 1-for-3.

“It’s a lethal power play over there and it’s just starting to heat up,” Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey said. “You never want to give up a late lead and give up that extra point late in the game. … It’s a disappointing one for us. We did a lot of good things to try to at least earn a point, but it’s frustrating.”

NOTES: McDavid extended his point streak to six games (16 points; four goals, 12 assists). … Draisaitl’s goal was his 100th point of the calendar year in 66 games (41 goals, 59 assists). … Nurse’s goal was the 70th of his career, becoming the fourth defenseman in Oilers history to reach the mark (Paul Coffey, 209; Charlie Huddy, 81; Kevin Lowe, 74). … Winnipeg defenseman Dylan Samberg played his 100th NHL game. … Perfetti’s goal was his eighth of the season, matching the total he had in 51 games last season.