Ducks 2, Oilers 1 (OT)
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Center Rickard Rakell scored 1:24 into overtime to give the Anaheim Ducks a 2-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Friday night in front of a sellout crowd of 17,174 at the Honda Center.
Center Ryan Getzlaf also scored to extend his point streak to 10 games, and goalie Frederik Anderson made 17 saves for his fifth successive win and the Ducks' seventh in a row, a season high.
Anaheim (33-19-8) moved within two points of first-place Los Angeles in the Pacific Division, and will play host the Kings on Sunday night.
Right winger Jordan Eberle scored his 20th goal and goalie Cam Talbot made 32 saves but the Oilers (22-35-6) sustained their seventh consecutive loss and their 10th in 11 games.
Rakell used two agile moves to score the winning goal. After receiving a pass from defenseman Sami Vatanen in the neutral zone, Rakell skated to the slot, where Edmonton center Leon Draisaitl tried to poke-check the puck away. But Rakell quickly out-maneuvered Draisaitl by shifting the puck to his backhand.
When he approached Talbot, Rakell again shifted to his backhand and deposited the puck under the crossbar for his 16th goal of the season.
Anaheim scored the game's first goal 42 seconds into the third period on a power play. Getzlaf received left winger David Perron's pass from the left boards, stickhandled toward the left post and deposited the puck into the upper-left corner of the net for his ninth goal. Getzlaf's 10-game point streak is the longest active streak in the NHL.
But 71 seconds later, Eberle tied the score. Left winger Benoit Pouliot secured the puck after Talbot made a save and skated nearly the length of the ice before passing to Eberle, who used a wrist shot from the right circle to register his ninth goal in his past 13 games.
NOTES: Edmonton scratched RW Iiro Pakarinen, RW Teddy Purcell and D Justin Schultz. ... Oilers D Adam Clendening played against his former team for the first time. He came to Anaheim with LW David Perron from the Pittsburgh Penguins in a trade for LW Carl Hagelin on Jan. 15 but never played a game for the Ducks. ... The Oilers recalled LW Jujhar Khaira on Wednesday from their AHL affiliate in Bakersfield, Calif. ... Oilers G Cam Talbot needs two games to reach 100 for his career. ... Anaheim scratched D Korbinian Holzer, D Clayton Stoner and C Harry Zolnierczyk. ... Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau spent his 330th game behind Anaheim's bench Friday night. Boudreau guided the Washington Capitals for 329 games between 2007 and 2011. ... Ducks C Ryan Kesler needs four games for 800 in his career. ... Ducks G Frederik Andersen needs seven appearances to move into fourth place for most career games by a goalie in team history.