Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored with 1:56 left within the third interval to offer the Edmonton Oilers a 4-3 pre-season win over the Winnipeg Jets Saturday evening at Rogers Place.
After the Oilers got here up empty on an early energy play, Kyle Connor scored on the Jets’ first shot of the sport simply earlier than the sport’s four-minute mark.
The Oilers had one other man benefit late within the body and tied it up when Jesse Puljujarvi deflected a shot from Leon Draisaitl.
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The Oilers scored two objectives 1:40 aside within the second interval.
Brendan Perlini’s level shot was tipped previous Eric Comrie by Devin Shore. Then Puljujariv pounded a slapshot previous Comrie to make it 3-1.
Mark Scheifele was left alone in entrance and pulled the Jets inside a purpose with 8:24 to go within the third.
Lower than two minutes later, Josh Morrissey got here in unchecked from the purpose and knifed a cross from Evgeny Svechnikov behind Mikko Koskinen.
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Nugent-Hopkins bagged the winner after taking a cross-ice backhand cross from Draisaitl.
Koskinen made 31 saves.
The Oilers, 3-1-1 within the pre-season, will host the Calgary Flames Monday evening.
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