McDavid provides more magic to propel Oilers past Jets in shootout | CBC Sports

There was no scoring in the first period with the Jets putting 17 shots on Skinner and the Oilers directing 10 on Winnipeg starter Connor Hellebuyck. Skinner made the best save of the opening frame with 10 seconds remaining, stopping a point-blank shorthanded rebound by Andrew Copp.

It remained scoreless through 40 minutes, with the shots favouring the Jets 27-20.

The Jets finally broke the deadlock with 6:03 left in the third on their 33 shots of the contest as Ehlers beat Skinner high to the glove side from the top of the circle.

However, the Oilers came storming back just 28 seconds later as McDavid scored another highlight-reel goal as he danced through three Winnipeg defenders before beating Hellebuyck for his 11 of the year, extending his points streak to 16 games.

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Connor McDavid’s stunning individual effort sends game to overtime

Edmonton captain Connor McDavid displays incredible speed and skill to score a goal against Winnipeg during the third period. 0:52

McDavid then unfortunately took a double-minor for high-sticking Mark Scheifele with 43.6 seconds left, but Edmonton was able to hang on and force overtime.

The Oilers had a heroic penalty kill in overtime to send the game to a shootout.

Hellebuyck stopped 31 shots.

The Jets are right back at it on Friday in Vancouver against the Canucks. The Oilers remain home to host the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday.