NEW YORK, NY - When the Big Apple takes a bite out of you, sometimes, you just need to bite back.
The Edmonton Oilers completed a monumental comeback on Saturday at Madison Square Garden, erasing a three-goal deficit in the third period to earn a 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers in the final game of their three-game New York road trip that started with two defeats.
Evan Bouchard scored his first and second goals of the season to pull the Oilers back into the game before Dylan Holloway scored his first NHL goal with just over half of the third period remaining, beating reigning Vezina Trophy winner Igor Shesterkin short side to tie the game.
"It's pretty special. A cool moment," Holloway said. "Definitely a memory and a goal that I'll remember forever, so I'm just really excited."
After Tyson Barrie had his helmet ripped off by Alexis Lafreniere to draw a penalty with just under three-and-a-half minutes remaining, Leon Draisaitl completed a quick passing play with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Connor McDavid to seal a heroic comeback effort for the Oilers and end their Big Apple road trip with a victory.
The Oilers improved to 11-10-0 on the season heading into Monday's meeting back at Rogers Place with the Florida Panthers.
"It's a step in the right direction, but we've got to follow it up," Draisaitl said. "We can't continue to go win one, lose one, win one, lose one. Five hundred (win percentage) isn't going to get you into the playoffs, so we've got to start winning some games consistently and do it the right way. I thought that third period that we had was a great step."
GAME RECAP: Oilers 4, Rangers 3
The Oilers completed their three-game New York road trip with a monumental three-goal third period comeback over the Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Saturday afternoon
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