Bouchard’s overtime goal lifts Oilers past Wild 4-3

Evan Bouchard scored the overtime winner on a power play as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Minnesota Wild 4-3, improving to 7-1-1. Leon Draisaitl scored twice, Mathieu Joseph added a goal, and Connor McDavid recorded three assists to extend his season-opening points streak to nine games and reach an NHL-leading 26 points. Minnesota rallied from a 3-1 deficit with third-period goals by Kirill Kaprizov and Ryan Hartman before Bouchard settled the game; Joel Eriksson Ek also scored for the Wild. Edmonton goaltender Devon Levi made 27 saves, while Jesper Wallstedt stopped 28 shots for Minnesota.