Bouchard’s overtime goal lifts Oilers to third straight win

EDMONTON (Interstat) — Evan Bouchard scored on a one-timer from the left side 47 seconds into overtime, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Wednesday. Bouchard leads NHL defensemen with 11 goals. Zach Hyman scored twice for Edmonton and had four shots. Tristan Jarry stopped 30 of 32 shots for the Oilers. Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid each had an assist, and Mattias Ekholm added an assist, two shots and three hits. Travis Sanheim and Tyson Foerster scored for Philadelphia. Christian Dvorak had an assist and four shots, while Foerster added three shots and a hit and Sanheim had three shots and a hit. Colton Dach also assisted on an Edmonton goal. Edmonton improved to 14-6, and Philadelphia fell to 5-16. The Oilers earned their third straight victory. Attendance at Rexall Place was 18,347. Edmonton is scheduled to visit Toronto on Saturday, while Philadelphia is set to visit Columbus on Saturday.