Connor McDavid was the hero in double-OT as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Dallas Stars by a score of 3-2 in Game 1 of the Western Conference Final.
Edmonton held a 2-1 lead in the final five minutes but an unfortunate bounce to Tyler Seguin gave him a wide-open net to tie things up.
It took until the early stages of the second OT period before McDavid tipped the winner home.
CONNOR MCDAVID GAME WINNER WAS THE SCRIPT. ✍️ pic.twitter.com/KgpcgB9bBF
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) May 24, 2024
Zach Hyman and Leon Draisaitl had the regulation markers for the Oilers.
McDavid redeemed
This was a nightmare for the Oilers captain before netting the second OT winner of his career.
McDavid took a double-minor high-sticking penalty off the opening faceoff of the first OT period which led to the Stars nearly winning the game off a puck that hit the post. Then he was robbed by Dallas goaltender Jake Oettinger later in that same period with an incredible stick save.
If the Oilers lost that would have been all over the highlight reels. Luckily, McDavid was able to redeem himself with a big winner.
WHAT A SAVE BY JAKE OETTINGER! 😱 pic.twitter.com/1djsrnsQP5
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) May 24, 2024
The Oilers take a 1-0 series lead and extend the Stars’ losing streak in Game 1 to seven straight games. Game 2 goes on in Dallas on Saturday night.
More to come…