Ryan Nugent-Hopkins stars in overtime as Oilers edge Coyotes 3-2
EDMONTON — Not a lot has gone right for the Edmonton Oilers this season, but they caught a couple of breaks on Tuesday.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored 4:20 into overtime as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Arizona Coyotes 3-2 for their second win in a row. The Coyotes had the best chances in overtime, ringing two shots off of the crossbar, but a late turnover led to Nugent-Hopkins getting a breakaway and scoring his ninth goal of the season.
“I had to come up with a couple of big saves there and got lucky a couple of times off the post, but those are the bounces that haven’t been going our way so it’s nice to get a couple of those,” said Oilers goalie Cam Talbot, who made 29 saves, including four in overtime. “I think we definitely have to build off it, but we can’t get too complacent.
“After we string a win or two together we seem to come out in the next game a little flat. We have to build off this and come out strong next game and build off that momentum moving forward.”