Leon Draisaitl’s 2nd goal of the game fives Oilers 2-1 OT victory over Bruins
By The Associated Press on March 5, 2024.
BOSTON (AP) – Leon Draisaitl scored 2:18 into overtime for his second goal of the game, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 on Tuesday night for their fifth consecutive victory. Draisaitl also tied it at 1 with his 31st goal of the season with 1:20 left in the third. He ended the game with a one-timer off a crossing pass from Connor McDavid. Edmonton limited Boston to five shots in the third period and none in overtime. Stuart Skinner made 25 saves for the Oilers, and Evan Bouchard had two assists. McDavid also had two assists, extending his point streak to 12 straight games. The Bruins left the ice to another round of boos after falling to 19-7-6 at home. Pavel Zacha scored for Boston 4:26 into the third period. Bruins goaltender Linus Ullmark stopped 24 shots. PANTHERS 5, DEVILS 3 NEWARK, N.J. (AP) – Nick Cousins had two goals and Florida beat New Jersey for their sixth straight win, spoiling the debut of interim Devils coach Travis Green. Eetu Luostarinen, Evan Rodrigues and Sam Reinhart also scored as the Panthers won for the 12th time in 13 games. Florida leads the NHL with 43 wins and 90 points, and it is 25-4-2 since Dec. 23. Anthony Stolarz made 22 saves for Florida. Jack Hughes, Timo Meier and Colin Miller scored for the Devils in their first game since general manager Tom Fitzgerald relieved Lindy Ruff of his coaching duties on Monday. New Jersey goaltender Akira Schmid made 26 saves. PENGUINS 5, BLUE JACKETS 3 PITTSBURGH (AP) – Jeff Carter and Reilly Smith scored just over a minute apart midway through the third period and Pittsburgh beat Columbus to snap a three-game losing streak. The Blue Jackets had tied it earlier in the period on a short-handed goal by Jack Roslovic before Carter and Smith beat rookie goaltender Jet Greaves to give the Penguins some breathing room. Evgeni Malkin, Rickard Rakell and Jesse Puljujarvi also scored for Pittsburgh. Johnny Gaudreau and Andrew Peeke also had goals for the Blue Jackets. The Penguins are 10-0-1 in their last 11 games against Columbus. ISLANDERS 4, BLUES 2 NEW YORK (AP) – Bo Horvat scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and New York won its fourth straight game, topping St. Louis. Kyle Palmieri, Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Mathew Barzal also scored for the Islanders who moved within four points of the Philadelphia Flyers for the third spot in the Metropolitan Division, which would guarantee them a spot in the playoffs. Ilya Sorokin finished with 19 saves. Alexey Toropchenko and Jordan Kyrou scored for the Blues, who had won their last two games. Rookie goaltender Joel Hofer made 29 saves. ___ AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl 24-23
