The Edmonton Oilers secured their 30th win of the season with a 5-4 overtime victory against the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday at Rogers Place. Edmonton improved to 30-24-8 after rallying from a two-goal deficit. The Oilers pushed the pace throughout the night and outshot Ottawa 37-21.
The comeback finished in overtime. Defenseman Evan Bouchard scored the winner on the power play to seal the victory.
Forward Leon Draisaitl led the charge with two goals and 5 assists, and captain Connor McDavid had two assists. McDavid now has 105 points this season and remains the league’s top scorer.
The win pushed Edmonton to 68 points, and the team now sits third in the Pacific Division as it battles for playoff positioning in the Western Conference.
Shortly after the game, the Oilers posted the final score on X. Fans quickly reacted to another dramatic finish.
One fan wrote, “We love it the hard way.”
Another fan shared a similar reaction to the tight game. “Sometimes I wish we could just be a normal hockey team, but man that is an important couple of points.”
“Ok where are the doubters now? Lol,” A fan wrote.
“W but can’t keep winning games like those, seriously need to start keeping the puck out of the net,” A fan mentioned.
“Nice win. Play a full 60 next game,” A fan reacted.
“We need to play defence we can’t expect to comeback every game,” A fan mentioned the urgency.
The overtime win added two key points for Edmonton as the regular season moves deeper into the stretch run.
Oilers vs Senators Game Recap
Ottawa opened the scoring early in the first period. Dylan Cozens beat the Oilers’ goaltender with a snap shot at 3:34 to make it 1-0. Edmonton responded less than two minutes later when Leon Draisaitl tied the game with a wrist shot at 5:03. The Senators regained the lead at 6:34 as Drake Batherson scored on the power play. Draisaitl struck again late in the period, scoring unassisted at 16:48 to send the teams into the intermission tied 2-2.
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The Senators pulled ahead in the second period with two quick goals. Batherson scored his second of the night at 4:30, and Michael Amadio added another just 41 seconds later to push Ottawa’s lead to 4-2.
Edmonton began its comeback early in the third period. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins tipped in a power-play goal at 1:52 to cut the deficit to one. The Oilers kept pressing and finally tied the game late. Zach Hyman buried a wrist shot with 1:25 left in regulation to make it 4-4.
In overtime, Ottawa took a penalty that proved costly. Bouchard blasted a power-play slap shot at 1:50 to complete the comeback and secure the win.
The Oilers have built a reputation for explosive offense and dramatic finishes. Tuesday’s comeback is just another example of a team that continues to push until the final moment.
