Ekholm scores in overtime, the Oilers overtake the Bruins with 3 goals in a row

Leon Draisaitl had three assists to extend his multi-point streak to seven games (six goals, 12 assists) for the Oilers (19-11-2), who have won six of their last seven.

“I actually didn’t like our first and third assists,” said Draisaitl, who reached 900 NHL points with his third assist. “It was hard to create, especially later in the game.

“They defended really well tonight. Sometimes you have to win these games. It wasn’t pretty by any means, so we’ll take it.”

Zach Hyman had a goal and an assist and Stuart Skinner made 24 saves for the Oilers.

“We realized early on that it was going to be an easy game and we had to work on it,” Nugent-Hopkins said. “It was a great job sticking with it.

“Stu made some great saves when we needed it.”

Elias Lindholm and Mark Kastelic scored and Jeremy Swayman made 23 saves for the Bruins (17-13-4), who finished 2-2-1 on a five-game road trip.

“We certainly finished better than we started, but we can’t afford to give away points like that right now,” Bruins captain Brad Marchand said. “We had to be better prepared for the road trip than we were and it should have been better than it was.

“But it’s good to get five (points) and hit .500. It could have been a lot worse, but it should have been better.”