Letestu scores OT winner, Oilers beat Devils 2-1
NEWARK, N.J. — Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers fended off frustration, even though they were widely outplaying the New Jersey Devils and had little to show for their effort.
Patience finally paid off as Mark Letestu scored a power-play goal at 3:59 of overtime and Cam Talbot stopped 19 shots to lead the Oilers to a 2-1 win Saturday night.
Edmonton trailed until Matthew Benning got his first NHL goal at 3:33 of the third period.
“I think in past times, last year for sure, we definitely would have gotten down on ourselves and been frustrated,” McDavid said. “We would have turned it into a ‘me show’, meaning guys were trying to do it themselves. Tonight we were sharing the puck well and it didn’t matter that we were down all game long.”