The St. Louis Blues defeated the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 in overtime in an NHL game at Enterprise Center in St. Louis.
The Oilers led 2-0 in the third period before the Blues tied the game and won in overtime. Robert Thomas scored the winning goal for St. Louis with nine seconds left in overtime.
the Oilers need to learn to protect a lead late in games
Kasperi Kapanen and Connor McDavid scored for Edmonton, while Pius Suter and Cam Fowler scored for St. Louis. Jonatan Berggren assisted on Suter's goal, and Oskar Sundqvist assisted on Fowler's goal.
The win was St. Louis's sixth victory in its last seven games. Edmonton's goaltender Connor Ingram made 22 saves.
After the game, Kapanen reportedly said the Oilers need to learn to protect a lead late in games, and Blues coach Jim Montgomery praised Berggren's assist and Sundqvist's faceoff win. St. Louis's next game is against the Winnipeg Jets, and Edmonton's next game is against the Nashville Predators.