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Draisaitl scores 2 goals and an assist to lead the Oilers past the Red Wings in overtime
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Draisaitl scores 2 goals and an assist to lead the Oilers past the Red Wings in overtime

Draisaitl caught Mattias Ekholm’s pass after Connor McDavid started the sequence. Draisaitl finished with two goals and an assist on his 29th birthday, and McDavid and Ekholm each had two assists.

Calvin Pickard made 24 saves for Edmonton (4-4-1).

Andrew Copp had a goal and an assist, and Patrick Kane had two assists for Detroit (4-4-1). Cam Talbot made 31 saves.

JT Compher gave the Red Wings a 1-0 lead at 3:28 of the first period with a one-timer from the slot on a pass from Kane behind the net.

Draisaitl tied the score at 1-1 at 8:46 of the second period after his pass across the crease was deflected by Olli Maatta’s skate.

Detroit took a 2-1 lead at 9:28 when Copp deflected Jeff Petry’s shot past Pickard for his fourth goal.

Evan Bouchard tied the game at 10:47 of the third, firing a single slap shot from the point through a screen and beating Talbot.