Daily News | Flyers blow a late lead and fall to the Edmonton Oilers, 4-2
EDMONTON, Alberta — Heading into the third period with a 2-1 lead over the Edmonton Oilers, the Flyers needed to stay out of the box and play smart defensively to pick up a second consecutive win. They did neither.
The Flyers conceded three goals in the final frame, one from center Leon Draisaitl on the power play, the game-winner from superstar Connor McDavid, and then an empty-netter from McDavid, in their eventual 4-2 defeat to the Oilers on Tuesday night at Rogers Place. Through the first 40 minutes of the game, the Flyers kept the Oilers at bay, limiting them to just 10 shots total. But the third period saw the Oilers surge, as they peppered Sherwood Park, Alberta native Carter Hart with 17 shots.
As Draisaitl won the face-off against center Patrick Brown, he immediately passed the puck back to Oilers defenseman Tyson Barrie at the point. Barrie snapped a wrist shot past Hart to tie the game, 1-1, just three seconds into the man advantage. Through 60 minutes, the Oilers went 2-for-4 on the power play.The Flyers did their best to stifle the Oilers on the forecheck, not only to limit their scoring chances, but also to create some offensive zone time of their own.
In turn, Lycksell picked up his first NHL point in his sixth game. The Flyers outshot the Oilers in the first period and the second thanks to their tight checking.With leading goal-scorer Travis Konecny out of the lineup due to an upper-body injury, the Flyers needed an offensive boost from the rest of their skaters to overcome the Oilers.
Halfway through the opening frame after a Flyers power play had expired, winger Nicolas Deslauriers sent the puck deep into the Oilers’ zone. Winger Wade Allison won a battle along the boards for the puck and passed it behind the net for Cates. He beat Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner with a wraparound goal to put the Flyers up, 1-0. Both Cates and Allison combined on the forecheck later to keep the play alive in their own zone, leading to a shot on goal by defenseman Nick Seeler.
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