Who doesn’t love extra hockey?
On the second night of a back-to-back, the Carolina Hurricanes found themselves heading into overtime for a second consecutive game.
It was a long, arduous climb to reach extra minutes. After falling behind 2-0 in the first seven minutes, the Canes (12-5-1) managed to tie it at two apiece at the beginning of the second period. Even when the Edmonton Oilers (9-7-4) took the lead in the third, center Jordan Staal tied it just 60 seconds later.
The whole line worked for that one pic.twitter.com/HDb9oQx3GP
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) November 16, 2025
It took all that fighting and more to earn an extra five minutes in a 3-on-3 format. The problem? Two of the three Oilers on the ice were centers Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, two of the most talented players in the league.
It had taken the Canes 53 minutes to force overtime, but it took Draisaitl and McDavid just 19 seconds into the extra period to seal the Canes’ coffin 4-3, with the latter finding the former at center ice, burying the puck in the back of the net.
LEOVERTIME #LetsGoOilers pic.twitter.com/5sCZ33ZTzU
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) November 16, 2025
“That’s puck possession and the talent that they have,” said head coach Rod Brind’Amour. “We could’ve done a better job; we sagged a little. But when you’re playing against those guys, that’s what they do to you.”
Much like the rest of the league, the Canes had no answer for either superstar, as each recorded three points — two goals and an assist for McDavid and two assists and the game-winner for Draisaitl. The overtime goal gave Draisaitl the most game-winners in team history and gave McDavid his 16th point in the last eight games.
The Hurricanes couldn’t get out of their own way as the first two Oilers’ goals came from Carolina’s own errors in the first period. The first came when netminder Frederik Andersen misplayed the puck, allowing center Jack Roslavic — a Carolina Hurricane just a year ago — to capitalize and score on his former team.
The second goal was built on a penalty from winger Andrei Svechnikov, giving Edmonton a free power play. It may have been their only power play of the night, but they made the most of their opportunity, leading to McDavid’s first goal of the match.
“It’s the National Hockey League, you can’t just give away goals,” Brind’Amour said. “I think we gave two [goals away].”
After the Canes’ rocky start, they began to settle into the game, with winger Eric Robinson scoring late in the first period on a one-timer from defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere. Then, winger Nikolaj Ehlers kept the pressure when he came back to the ice, scoring in the first two minutes of the second period to even the score at 2-2 with the Oilers.
Even when McDavid netted his second goal of the game, Staal was gifted a wide-open net courtesy of a pass from left winger William Carrier. The Canes’ fighting spirit was present all night, but it simply wasn’t enough.
“We battled back once, battled back again, played hard,” Robinson said. “It’s just tough that the comeback fell away.”
Next up, the Canes hit the road for a four-game road series, beginning with the Boston Bruins on Monday night. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. and will be streamed on ESPN+.