Bouchard strikes at 64' as Oilers outlast Wild 4-3 after overtime

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60 percent. Edmonton's power play converted three of five chances — three of its four goals came with the man advantage — and in a game this tight, that number settled everything.

Joel Eriksson Ek needed only four minutes to put Minnesota ahead, Kirill Kaprizov with the feed. Edmonton answered at 20 through Leon Draisaitl, Evan Bouchard assisting, just as the Wild's discipline cracked: David Spacek and Matt Boldy both sat in the box before the first intermission. Draisaitl struck again at 22, Vasily Podkolzin setting up, and Mathieu Joseph made it 3-1 at 27 off Alex Formenton's pass. Ryan Hartman's minor at 24 was one of five Minnesota penalties worth ten minutes.

The third period flipped everything. Kaprizov pulled one back at 51 from Jonas Brodin, Hartman — scoring this time, Quinn Hughes assisting — levelled at 54, and Edmonton's two-goal cushion vanished in three minutes. The second period had gone 2-0 Edmonton; the third answered 2-0 the other way. Matt Boldy chipped in two assists for the Wild, but their own power play went 0-for-3.

Overtime lasted four minutes. Evan Bouchard ended it at 64, Connor McDavid — who finished with three assists despite a minus-2 rating — setting up the winner for 4-3 after overtime.

Draisaitl was the engine: two goals on four shots, erasing an early deficit and then restoring Edmonton's lead two minutes after his first. Bouchard added a goal and an assist of his own. Devon Levi made 27 saves; Jesper Wallstedt stopped 28 and still took the loss.

Ten minutes in the box, a blown 3-1 lead, a 64th-minute dagger. Minnesota did nearly everything right except stay out of the penalty box and close the door.