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Oilers get back into win column with overtime victory in Carolina: Recap, Highlights, and Reaction
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Ryley Delaney
Nov 15, 2025, 22:00 ESTUpdated: Nov 15, 2025, 22:24 EST
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That could be a staple win.
On Saturday evening, the Edmonton Oilers made their third of seven stops on the Eastern Conference road trip, this time defeating the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 in overtime. Let’s take a look at what went on in this one.
It took the Oilers just three minutes and 47 seconds into the game. Darnell Nurse fired it down the ice from his own end, with the Hurricanes’ netminder turning it over to Jack Roslovic. The former Hurricane scored his sixth goal of the season.
Roslovic then picked up his eighth assist of the season, six and a half minutes into the first period, as his power play shot went wide, but deflected off the back boards to Connor McDavid, who gave the Oilers a 2-0 lead.
There are a few tendencies from the 2025-26 Oilers, one of them being that they can’t hold the lead for their life. That was the case in this case as well, as the Hurricanes got on the board with 4:21 remaining in the first with a cross-ice one-timer to cut the Oilers’ lead in half.
The game-tying goal came early in the second period, as the Oilers had a defensive zone turnover (another tendency this season). Down low, Stuart Skinner overslid, allowing Jackson Blake to pass from behind to the net to Nikolaj Ehlers, who buried it into the gaping net.
Six minutes into the third period, Zach Hyman got his first point of the season, as he dropped it to Leon Draisaitl. The German made a terrific pass to a streaking McDavid, with the Oilers captain tapping it into the net.
Again, that lead didn’t last long, as the Hurricanes tied it just 59 seconds later thanks to a goal from Jordan Staal. Thankfully, Draisaitl won the game early in overtime to give the Oilers three wins (all in overtime) in their last four games.

Takeaways…

Before the Oilers made a late comeback last Monday, I was going to be rather critical of Connor McDavid’s performance, as he had just six even-strength points in the season. Thankfully, his game has reached another level, as he finished the game with two goals and an assist, giving him 30 points this season, just three behind Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon. He’s now on an eight-game point streak with six goals and 16 points.
The other player with three points was Leon Draisaitl, who scored the overtime winner and picked up two assists, both on McDavid’s goals. Jack Roslovic had a goal and an assist, as he now has six goals and 14 points in 18 games. What a pickup.
Zach Hyman returned for the first time since Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals. The Oilers threw him right into the fire, as he logged 23:10 minutes of ice time, finishing with an assist and 11 hits. It’s good to see him back in the lineup.
Stuart Skinner was the other notable performer from this game. He stopped 33 of 36 shots for a .917 save percentage, the second consecutive game Skinner has posted a save percentage higher than .900. It’s just the fifth time all season he’s had a .900 save percentage or better.
Edmonton’s best defence pair was the Evan Bouchard and Mattias Ekholm pair. Every other player not mentioned was unnoticeable throughout the game. Bouchard picked up the lone point for a defender, an assist on Draisaitl’s overtime winner. He was a +2. The Alec Regula and Brett Kulak pair just doesn’t work.
In 20 games this season, the Oilers have gone to overtime in nine of them. More than half of their nine wins have come in overtime, as they’ve won just four games in regulation. They are the Edmonton Overtime Merchants.
Next up for the Edmonton Overtime Merchants is a matchup with the Buffalo Sabres on Monday at 5:00 PM MT. The Oilers have lost four of their last five matchups in Buffalo, with all five scores ending 3-2.
Ryley Delaney is a Nation Network writer for Oilersnation, FlamesNation, and Blue Jays Nation. Follow her on Twitter @Ryley__Delaney.

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