Oilers ride elite power play to win over tight-checking Wild

The Edmonton Oilers defeated the Minnesota Wild 4-3 in overtime on Tuesday, with Evan Bouchard scoring the game-winning goal on his 27th birthday via a laser beam shot on the power play. The Oilers relied on three power-play goals to overcome a dominant even-strength performance from Minnesota's top line of Joel Eriksson Ek, Kirill Kaprizov, and Matt Boldy. Oilers head coach Mike Babcock acknowledged his team was outplayed at even strength but credited their patience and power-play execution for securing the two points.