Leon Draisaitl scored twice, including the overtime winner, and added an assist in his return from injury as the Edmonton Oilers snapped a two-game losing skid with a 3-2 victory over the rival Calgary Flames on Saturday.
Stuart Skinnerreplied for the Flames who have lost two straight and took a slight hit in their pursuit of a wild-card playoff spot, sitting seven points back of themade 26 stops to collect the win in net for the Oilers, while Wolf recorded 26 saves in the loss for the Flames.’s assist on the opening goal was his 700th career NHL point and extended his points scoring streak to six games, although his goal scoring streak ended at five games.
Oilers: Draisaitl returned after missing the last four games with a lower-body injury. Draisaitl now has 63 points in 48 career games against the Flames.sent it to Draisaitl and he cut in from the wing and sent his 50th goal of the season stick-side past Wolf. It is Draisaitl’s fourth 50-goal season, tying Jari Kurri for second most in Edmonton franchise history, behind Wayne Gretzky’s eight seasons.
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