Oilers 4, Ducks 3 (OT)
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Right winger Teddy Purcell scored in overtime to give the Edmonton Oilers a 4-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night in front of 16,505 at the Honda Center.
Defenseman Andrej Sekera found Purcell at the right-wing boards at center ice and freed him for a breakaway. Purcell faked to his backhand and deposited the puck inside the left-wing post past goalie Frederik Andersen for his third goal of the season.
Anaheim center Shawn Horcoff broke a 1-1 tie at 1:56 of the third period by poking defenseman Cam Fowler's pass from behind the net off the left-wing post for his second goal of the season and 500th career point. Oilers defenseman Oscar Klefbom responded with a slap shot from the blue line to tie the score at 5:38.
Just over a minute later, right winger Corey Perry scored his second goal of the game to put the Ducks ahead, 3-2. Perry used a backhand to convert left winger Rickard Rakell's pass from the left corner at 6:44 for his 300th career goal, tying Paul Kariya for second place on the Ducks' all-time list.
Perry, who failed to score in the first 11 games, amassed all four goals in his past five games.
But at 8:19, Edmonton tied the score for the third time. Center Leon Draisaitl dug out the puck from the boards behind the net and passed to center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, who converted a wrist shot at the left-wing post for his sixth goal.
Perry gave the Ducks a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal at 10:09 of the first period. Stationed at the left-wing post, Perry received Rakell's pass from the left boards and took a behind-the-back shot that deflected off the right skate of Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse and to the left of goalie Anders Nilsson.
Edmonton used its own power-play goal to tie the score at 4:23 of the second period. With six seconds left on the Oilers' power play, Draisaitl received left winger Benoit Pouliot's pass from the left-wing boards and one-timed a shot from the right circle over the left leg pad of goalie Frederik Andersen.
The visitors had a chance to exploit a turnover and move ahead in the second period. Draisaitl intercepted a pass at Edmonton's blue line and freed left winger Taylor Hall for a breakaway. But Hall shot the puck over the crossbar with about 10 minutes left.
Andersen then made two quick saves with about 3 minutes, 30 seconds left in the second period, first on right winger Jordan Eberle's shot from the left wing, then on Hall's point-blank backhanded attempt to convert the rebound.
Nilsson kept the score tied when Anaheim tried to score a shorthanded goal with about two minutes left in the period. Nilsson stopped defenseman Josh Manson on a breakaway, as Manson tried to tuck the puck under Nilsson's right leg pad.
NOTES: The Ducks have won four in a row and eight of their past 10 games against Edmonton. The Oilers last won in Anaheim on April 1, 2012. ... Edmonton scratched C Connor McDavid, D Brandon Davidson, D Matt Hendricks and D Andrew Ference. Hendricks has missed nine of the past 11 games because of an injured foot. ... Oilers RW Teddy Purcell needs one more game to reach 500 for his career. ... Anaheim scratched LW Max Friberg and D Korbinian Holzer. ... The Ducks wore camouflage jerseys during pregame warmups in honor of Veterans' Day. ... Ducks C Shawn Horcoff entered Wednesday night's game needing one point for 500 in his career.