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Oct 21, 2026
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Oilers continue strong start to NHL season
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Evan Bouchard scored the overtime winner in a 4-3 win over the visiting Minnesota Wild on Tuesday as the Oilers (7-1-1) continued their strong start to the season.
With the Wild serving a too-many-men penalty in overtime, Bouchard scored his seventh goal of the season with a bomb of a shot with 1:28 remaining in overtime.
The Wild battled back from a 3-1 deficit after two periods.
He’s pretty elite.” Bouchard was tied for second overall in league scoring with Toronto’s Auston Matthews behind teammate McDavid, whose three assists gave him 26 points in nine games.
Edmonton’s goalie Devon Levi stopped 27 shots for the win.
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Oilers continue strong start to NHL season
By Shane Jones The Canadian Press
Posted October 21, 2026 1:33 am
Updated October 21, 2026 1:34 am
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EDMONTON – It was a battle of the NHL’s big guns, and the Edmonton Oilers’ hotshots ended up making the most noise at the end.
Evan Bouchard scored the overtime winner in a 4-3 win over the visiting Minnesota Wild on Tuesday as the Oilers (7-1-1) continued their strong start to the season.
The game was a matchup of the league’s top goal scorer, Minnesota’s Kirill Kaprizov, versus top point producer Connor McDavid.…
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