Draisaitl scores winner, capping Oilers' 4-goal outburst in 3rd period vs. Rangers
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Leon Draisaitl scored on the power-play with just over two minutes to play and the Edmonton Oilers rallied for four third-period goals to shock the New York Rangers 4-3 Saturday.
Jack Campbell made 20 saves, while defenceman Evan Bouchard scored twice and Dylan Holloway got his first NHL goal in the comeback.
Draisaitl's 12th goal of the season at 17:58 completed the rally by the Oilers, who lost the previous two games in the New York area this week to the Devils and Islanders.
After Rangers forward Alexis Lafreniere took a roughing penalty at 17:34, Draisaitl finished the outburst against Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Connor McDavid on the winning goal. Ryan McLeod had a career-high three assists.
"What we displayed was character," Oilers coach Jay Woodcroft said. "The belief was there and we played the right way."
Lafreniere, Chris Krieder and Julien Gauther had scored to give the Rangers a 3-0 lead heading into the third. Defenceman Ryan Lindgren had two assists for the Rangers who fell to 4-3-4 at home.
"I thought we played a great two periods ... then we came out in the third period and got careless," Rangers coach Gerard Gallant said. "They get four goals in the third period for no reason other than us giving them opportunities - and two dumb penalties ... It's a team collapse. That can't happen."
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The Rangers had two apparent goals nullified — one for offsides and another for goaltender's interference.
"We were positive that neither one of those was a fair goal and we were proven right," Woodcroft added.
The Oilers also fell 5-2 at Newark last Monday, then lost 3-0 to the Islanders on Wednesday during which they had a season-high 49 shots, went 0-for-5 on the power-play and allowed a short-handed goal.
Lafreniere opened the scoring at 2:20 of the first, tapping a pass from Adam Fox past Campbell.
Artemi Panarin appeared to put the Rangers ahead 2-0 with a power-play goal midway through the first but the goal was rescinded after the play was ruled offsides after an Edmonton challenge.
The Rangers appeared to score at 14:32 when defenceman Braden Schneider's shot eluded Campbell. But officials ruled there was contact with Campbell in the crease and the goal was disallowed.
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