EDMONTON, AB - The Edmonton Oilers let a win slip through their grasp on Thursday night in a 4-3 shootout defeat to the St. Louis Blues.
Edmonton had the late lead and a power play with 1:02 remaining in the contest, but a giveaway behind their goal line led to Vladamir Tarasenko equalizing with 20 seconds remaining in regulation.
The Oilers looked to have won it again when Leon Draisaitl scored with 2:38 remaining in overtime, but the play was reviewed and determined to be offside. The game would head to the shootout, where Jordan Kyrou scored the only marker of the skills competition to give the Blues the 2-1 season series win against the Oilers.
"Yeah, obviously we can't let it get to that point," Connor McDavid said after the game. "Up by two with ten minutes left and then a power play with a minute left, so we shouldn't have even been in that situation."
Edmonton will be back in action on Saturday for a matinee contest against the Anaheim Ducks before heading back out on the road next week to take on the Nashville Predators and Dallas Stars.
GAME RECAP: Blues 4, Oilers 3 (SO)
St. Louis tied the game late in the third period and Jordan Kyrou scored the only shootout goal to propel the Blues to victory on Thursday night