“Just tried to take the shot that was there” – Connor McDavid spoils Backstrom milestone with OT goal

“Just tried to take the shot that was there” – Connor McDavid spoils Backstrom milestone with OT goal

Connor McDavid

Edmonton Oilers centre Connor McDavid scored his 30th goal 3:27 into overtime to give his side a 4-3 win against the Washington Capitals at Rogers Place on Wednesday. The 25-year-old kept the puck on a 2-on-1 rush against centre Lars Eller and beat Capitals goalie Ilya Samsonov with a low shot.

McDavid and Brad Malone emerged as the top-performers as they each had a goal and an assist, while Mikko Koskinen made 29 saves for the Oilers (31-23-4), who had lost three straight.

“You know me, I’m trying to get him that puck, you always want to get ‘Leo’ the puck in those types of situations, and I thought Eller actually played it pretty well,” McDavid said during a post-match interaction with NHL.com. “We didn’t have a ton of speed, all three of us, so he kind of just stood in the middle and I just tried to take the shot that was there.”

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“Just through experience, and fortunately it made it in” – T.J. Oshie

Capitals right-winger T.J. Oshie
Capitals right-winger T.J. Oshie

T.J. Oshie tied it 3-3 with 1.8 seconds left in the third period with Samsonov on the bench for an extra attacker on a one-time shot through traffic for the Capitals 

“Just through experience, I have a pretty good feeling of how to hit that top glove side and threw it out there, and fortunately it made it in,” Oshie said. “So real happy to get the point here. I’d like to have that play at the end back [overtime winner], but on a tough game last night [5-4 win at the Calgary Flames] and another tough one tonight, you always want to walk away with two [points], but I’m happy to get one.”

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