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The New York Rangers came back with a fantastic win against the Edmonton Oilers in overtime. They took an early lead, but then gave up goals and were behind at
The Edmonton Oilers lost 4–3 in overtime to the New York Rangers on Thursday at Rogers Place. J.T. Miller scored the winner at two minutes, 49 seconds of overtime with a wrist shot under Stuart Skinner’s blocker. Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch was unhappy with the way the game turned in the third period.
J.T. Miller served as the hero New York needed in extra time, with the Rangers captain finding the back of the net 2:49 into overtime. Before that, the Rangers erased a multi-goal deficit in the third frame with consecutive goals from Braden Schneider and Taylor Raddysh.
The Edmonton Oilers blew a 3-1 third-period lead to drop their Thursday night matchup 4-3 in overtime at Rogers Place.
The Edmonton Oilers will continue their three-game homestand at Rogers Place on Thursday night against the New York Rangers. You can watch the game on Sportsnet One at 7:00 p.m. MDT or listen live on the Oilers Radio Network, including 880 CHED.
A victory at Rogers Place would mean the Rangers (4-5-2) finish their October schedule at NHL-.500. That’s not nothing, considering the Rangers are winless at home (0-4-1) and somehow the second-lowest scoring team in the League (2.18 goals per game), despite quite often badly outplaying the opposition.