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.
Six minutes into the third period, rookie winger Olle Lycksell was called for a four-minute high sticking penalty to put the Oilers on their fourth power play of the night. The Oilers struck quickly, as Draisaitl notched his 700th career point on a backdoor goal off of a cross-ice feed from center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins to tie the game.
