The Senators took their third lead of the game at 4:30 of the second period. Stutzle picked up the puck following a turnover by the Oilers in the defensive zone and sent Batherson a cross-ice pass for a backdoor tap-in at the right post.
Michael Amadio pushed it 4-2 just 41 seconds later. Oilers defenseman Spencer Stastney kicked the puck out during a scramble in the crease only to have it go right to Jensen, who slid a pass over to Amadio for a one-timer from the slot.
“I’m not sure we gave it away, but we did let up in the third, for sure,” Amadio said. “We didn’t stick to our game plan and that’s what caused us to fall apart there.”
Nugent-Hopkins cut the deficit to 4-3 on a power play at 1:52 of the third period. Draisaitl’s one-timer from below the right circle deflected in off him as he was attempting to jump out of the way.
“At this time you take any point you can get, and there are a lot of positives, for sure, but there are also still some things that we need to clean up,” Draisaitl said.
“It’s certainly something that we can do (come back in the third), and we will do it again, I know that. That’s what we do. But long term, if you want to go deep, if you want to be all the way at the end, that’s not a recipe that you want every other night in a playoff series. We have to clean some things up.”
NOTES: Stutzle extended his point streak to 10 games (six goals, eight assists). … The Oilers have allowed at least four goals in nine of their past 11 games. … Oilers defenseman Jake Walman was on the bench but did not play in the third period or overtime. … McDavid recorded his eighth career season with at least 70 assists, tying Mario Lemieux for the second-most in NHL history. Wayne Gretzky is first with 16. … Draisaitl extended his goal and point streak to three games (four goals, six assists). … Bouchard extended his point streak to five games (three goals, eight assists). … Oilers forward Curtis Lazar left the game early in the first period with an undisclosed injury. “He had a hit and unfortunately he’s going to be out for a while,” Edmonton coach Kris Knoblauch said. “He’s getting evaluated right now, he couldn’t return tonight, and it’s going to be at least a week if not more.”
