Edmonton Oilers edge Cologne Sharks in exhibition game
COLOGNE, Germany — Ryan Strome scored the winner as the Edmonton Oilers beat the German league’s Cologne Sharks 4-3 in overtime in an exhibition game on Wednesday.
The Oilers used the game as a tuneup for their season opener in Goteborg, Sweden, on Saturday against the New Jersey Devils. New Jersey beat SC Bern 3-2 in overtime in Bern, Switzerland on Monday in another European exhibition.
Strome redirected a pass from Ethan Bear with 2:53 left in overtime to give Edmonton the win against Cologne.
Tobias Rieder, Milan Lucic and Ty Rattie also scored for the Oilers.