Isles tumble in overtime

EDMONTON — Connor McDavid scored in overtime as the Oilers snapped a five-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the Islanders on Thursday.

Leon Draisaitl, Sam Gagner and Oscar Klefbom also scored for the Oilers, who have won two games out of their last 13.

Anders Lee, Brock Nelson and Cal Clutterbuck scored for the Islanders, who have lost two straight.

Edmonton grabbed the lead five minutes into the opening period on the power play as Draisaitl tipped a pass from McDavid past Islanders starter Robin Lehner. It was Draisaitl’s 36th goal of the season and his ninth goal in his last nine games.

The Oilers made it 2-0 less than two minutes later when Tobias Rieder passed to a wide-open Gagner, who scored for the first time in his return to his original team after being traded by Vancouver last week.

The Islanders got one back with seven minutes left in the first period when Lee slipped his 21st of the season past outstretched Oilers goalie Mikko Koskinen.

The Islanders surged in front late in the first period with two quick goals. They tied the game with 39 seconds left on a two-man advantage on a one-timer from Nelson, and then got another power-play goal from Clutterbuck 28 seconds later to lead 3-2. Edmonton pulled even with 2:52 left in the third when Klefbom cashed in on a rebound.