EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Oscar Klefbom’s first goal in 34 games came in overtime, giving the Edmonton Oilers a 4-3 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Monday night.
Klefbom scored for the first time since Dec. 9.
Jujhar Khaira, Milan Lucic and Jesse Puljujarvi also scored for the Oilers, who snapped a three-game skid.
Jason Demers, Christian Dvorak and Niklas Hjalmarsson replied for the Coyotes, whose two-game winning streak ended.
Arizona got a bit of a break to get the game’s first goal 3+ minutes into the first period when Demers’ passing attempt went off defender Kris Russell’s heel and caromed past Oilers goalie Cam Talbot.
Khaira’s short-handed goal tied it eight minutes into the game. He followed up a shot by Ryan Strome and tapped the rebound past Arizona goalie Darcy Kuemper.
The Oilers took the lead with 6:39 remaining in the first when Lucic scored on a slap shot, his first goal since Dec. 23 – a goalless streak that lasted 29 games.
Edmonton made it 3-1 with a power-play goal with three minutes to play in the first when Puljujarvi picked the top corner for his 11th of the season.
The Coyotes pulled back within a goal just past the midpoint of the third period after an Edmonton giveaway allowed Dvorak to tuck in the puck from the doorstep.
Arizona tied it with 4:39 left in the third as Hjalmarsson scored during a mad scramble to send the game to extra time. It was his first goal in 70 games, dating to Jan. 8, 2017.
NOTES: It was the last of four meetings between the teams this season, with Edmonton winning two of the previous three. … Oilers D Adam Larsson returned from attending his father’s funeral in Sweden, but was a healthy scratch with rookie Ethan Bear playing in his third NHL game. … Coyotes D Alex Goligoski did not make the trip, staying in Arizona with his wife, who is expecting the birth of their second child.
UP NEXT
Coyotes: At Vancouver on Wednesday.
Oilers: Host the New York Islanders on Thursday.
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