San Jose Sharks goaltender Yaroslav Askarov made a spectacular save, but the San Jose Sharks scored another third-period goal and lost to the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 in overtime on Saturday at Rogers Place.
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Leon Draisaitl scored the overtime winner after being held off the scoresheet until the third period. Zach Hyman and Mattias Ekholm scored for the Oilers, who lost their second game in the last eight. Calvin Pickard made 20 saves.
Askarov stopped 39 shots, including all 23 he faced in the second half. The Sharks scored goals from Luke Kunin and Jan Rutta, which extended their losing streak to four.
The Sharks were on their heels all night but did a good job keeping Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl quiet until the third period. San Jose did themselves a favor by staying out of the penalty box. Edmonton had only two power plays and failed to score on both.
Kunin gave the Sharks a 1-0 lead after Alexander Wennberg headed home from a corner.
Connor McDavid circled the entire offensive zone before finding Zach Hyman on the far side to tie the game at 1-1.
Rutta gets his first goal of the season with a delayed penalty. Rutta took the puck in the zone and used an Oilers defenseman as a screen to beat Pickard.
Askarov led the Sharks in the second half, making 23 saves, including a highlight-reel performance.
Ekholm tied the game 2-2 with 17.3 left in the period after a strong push by the Oilers.
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