Oilers fall to Rangers on costly turnovers, Bouchard nets OT winner

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers surrendered a two-goal lead and lost 4-3 in overtime to the New York Rangers at Rogers Place on Oct. 30, a collapse that intensified scrutiny of defensive lapses before Evan Bouchard rebounded two days later with an overtime winner in a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks.

J.T. Miller finished the comeback for the Rangers at 2:49 of overtime after New York rallied from a 3-1 deficit. Johnny Brodzinski, Braden Schneider and Taylor Raddysh also scored for the visitors, while Igor Shesterkin stopped 33 shots. Edmonton’s Stuart Skinner made 30 saves. Darnell Nurse scored twice and rookie Matt Savoie converted a power-play rebound for his first NHL goal, the play confirmed by review when the puck was seen to have come to rest on the goaltender’s pad.

Turnovers were decisive. Two miscues by Bouchard led directly to Rangers scoring chances, including a cross-ice pass that was intercepted and produced Brodzinski’s breakaway goal. Bouchard acknowledged the errors after the game, saying, “I’ve got to find a way to battle through it,” and adding that on one play, “I didn’t even really try to make a play. It’s off a stick and in the back of our net.”