For the second game in a row, the Edmonton Oilers have managed to stage a stunning comeback to keep their playoff hopes alive.
Leon Draisaitl scored at 18:18 of overtime on the power play and added three assists as the Oilers battled back to even their first-round playoff series with Los Angeles, coming away with a miraculous 4-3 Game 4 victory over the Kings on Sunday.
After Evan Bouchard scored his second goal of the game with 29 seconds remaining in the third to send it to overtime, Edmonton was given a late power play in OT when Vladislav Gavrikov tripped Connor McDavid. Draisaitl made the most of it, pouncing on a rebound to record his third goal of the playoffs.
Draisaitl said you should never count the Oilers out.
"That's our identity in here. We've built that years ago — it's a mentality that we have, that we're never going to quit, no matter what," he said. "We've shown that in the series so far, maybe a little bit too much. We've got to find a way to play with a lead.
"It shows a lot of character, and we can be really proud of that. But you don't want to do that every night."
Edmonton Oilers tie series after Game 4 win
Edmonton also staged a third period comeback in Game 3 on Friday with two goals in a 10-second span to erase a 4-3 deficit and earn a 7-4 win.
McDavid, who had two assists, was impressed with how his team has been able to battle back, but would like to avoid needing late stage heroics for the rest of the series.
"I would like to have a better start. I don't want to have to keep digging ourselves out of two, three four-goal leads," he said. "But it is good that we've shown them that we can. We're a tough group to close out in games. We've got some good players that make plays coming down the
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