EDMONTON
http://www.officialblackhawksproshop.com/authentic-adidas-anthony-duclair-jersey , Alberta (AP) — The Edmonton Oilers were one of the final teams in the NHL to
play their home opener, and they made the most of their home ice advantage.Leon
Draisaitl scored in overtime to give the Oilers a 3-2 victory over the Boston
Bruins on Thursday night.Connor McDavid set up the winner at 37 seconds of the
extra period, and Kailer Yamamoto and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins also scored to help
the Oilers win their third straight.“It feels pretty weird having played four
games and traveling all over the place and just finally playing our home
opener,” Nugent-Hopkins said. “This was great for the team. You have to make
your home building a tough barn to come into every night and I thought as the
game went on we did that.”Cam Talbot was solid in net, making 27 saves in the
win.“He held us in the game, it is as simple as that,” Draisaitl said. “We all
know what we have in him and are very proud to have him back there. He does this
so many times for us. It was nice to bail him out at the end.”David Krejci and
David Pastrnak scored for Boston. The Bruins have dropped two in a row.“There
was definitely some really good opportunities, it didn’t happen for us, but I
thought we persevered,” Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy said. “We got behind in
the third, but to score a goal to tie the game
http://www.officialavalanche.com/authentic-adidas-patrick-roy-jersey , I thought was a credit to our guys. Obviously we didn’t get the win, but it’s
certainly a positive.”Boston opened the scoring midway through the second period
following an Edmonton giveaway. Krejci was left alone at the side of the net for
his first goal of the season. The Oilers soon tied it on Yamamoto’s first NHL
goal.“It feels even better than I thought it would,” said Yamamoto. “Words can’t
even describe it. It was an unbelievable feeling.”Off McDavid’s assist,
Nugent-Hopkins put Edmonton ahead on a power play 7:30 into the third period.
Nugent-Hopkins has seven points in the last three games.Boston tied it with 8:34
to go when Brad Marchand fed it in front to Pastrnak for his eighth.Notes:
Edmonton was the last of the NHL’s 31 teams to have its home opener. The Oilers
played their first four games on the road, including starting the season in
Sweden. It is the latest Edmonton has ever had its home opener in a non-lockout
season. … Zdeno Chara played his 900th regular season game with the Bruins. The
41-year-old has played in 1,429 games over 21 NHL seasons.UP NEXTBruins: At
Vancouver on Saturday night.Oilers: Host Nashville on Saturday night. NEW YORK
(AP) — Cam Talbot had every reason to celebrate as the buzzer sounded and the
Edmonton Oilers cemented their first win of the season.Talbot stopped 23 shots
against his former team, Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist to lead the
Oilers past the New York Rangers 2-1 Saturday.It was also Talbot’s first win
over the Rangers, the team he helped reach the Stanley Cup Finals in 2014 as a
backup to Henrik Lundqvist. Talbot was all smiles as the Oilers prepared to fly
home after their season-opener in Sweden and two weeks overall on the road.“This
is right up there with the first win of my career,” said the 31-year-old
goaltender, who spent two seasons with the Rangers before they traded him to the
Oilers before the 2015-16 season. “I hadn’t gotten the best of them yet so I was
definitely looking forward to that and happy to get this out of the way.”McDavid
scored his second of the season at 6:23 of the third period, redirecting the
puck past goalie Henrik Lundqvist on the power play with Rangers forward
Vladislav Namesnikov in the penalty box for holding. Leon Draisaitl and Ryan
Nugent-Hopkins had assists.The Oilers lost their season opener 5-2 against the
New Jersey Devils in Sweden before dropping their next game 4-1 on Thursday at
Boston.The 21-year-old McDavid
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season. The Edmonton captain, the Oilers’ first overall selection in the 2015
NHL draft, is one of 11 first-round picks on the roster.“We’ve only scored five
goals in three games. When offense isn’t there, you need to check. I thought we
did a great job finally getting a win in a tough building,” McDavid said. “It
wasn’t the prettiest way to win a game but we needed to win a game.”Mika
Zibanejad opened the scoring for the Rangers with 7:11 to go in the first
period. The fleet Zibanejad took a pass from defenseman Marc Staal and put the
puck past the former Talbot. Defenseman Brendan Smith also assisted on
Zibanejad’s first goal this season.Zibanejad also twice rang shots off posts
behind Talbot, who also denied the forward in the waning seconds..“We came out
really well in the first 10 minutes and kind of slowed down a little bit after
that,” Zibanejad said. “I thought we had plenty of chances to put this one
away.”Nugent-Hopkins tied it with 5:43 left, tapping a rebound past Lundqvist
for his first this season. Defenseman Darnell Nurse — playing his 200th NHL game
— and McDavid assisted.The Rangers came out with purpose for the matinee against
the previously winless Oilers. The home team was coming off its first win, a 3-2
overtime victory over San Jose on Thursday after opening the season with three
losses under new coach David Quinn.Lundqvist made 25 saves and the Rangers
defense was steady for the most part. But timely scoring has emerged as a
problem area as New York has started the season with four losses in five
games.Quinn — who made the leap from Boston University to the NHL when he
replaced Alain Vigneault after last season — said he is seeking a fiercer
approach when his squad has the puck.“We have to have more tenacity
offensively,” Quinn said. “And we have to shoot more. Shooting creates
opportunities.”The Rangers had won each of their last five games against the
Oilers
Semyon Varlamov Jersey , dating back to Dec. 15, 2015.Staal, 31, the second-most senior player on the Rangers’ roster after Lundqvist, said he
remained confident despite the result and was heartened by the team’s work
ethic.“I liked the start of our game. We had good legs and good pace,” he said.
“We just have to find a way as a team to be confident in these situations and
close out a game.”NOTES: The Rangers visit Edmonton on March 11 to complete the
season series. … Rangers D Kevin Shattenkirk returned to the lineup after he was
healthy scratch in the previous game. … The Rangers scratched D Neal Pionk, D
Tony DeAngelo and F Cody McLeod. … Edmonton scratched F Zach Kassian, F Alex
Chiasson and D Matt Benning.UP NEXTRangers: Host Colorado on Tuesday
night.Oilers: Visit Winnipeg on Tuesday night.
