Leon Draisaitl took a pass from McDavid and scored off the rush at 15:20 of overtime to give the Edmonton Oilers a 5-4 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night and a 2-0 lead in the second-round series.

Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl combined to give the Oilers a thrilling 5-4 overtime victory over the Golden Knights in Game 2.

Connor McDavid broke free after 75 minutes of relative captivity to set up the game-winning goal by Leon Draisaitl at 15:20 that gave Edmonton a 5-4 win at T-Mobile Arena on Thursday. “Not our best, not my best, but we found a way,” the Oilers captain said. “We get paid to score goals in big moments and we found a way to do it tonight.”