- Calvin Pickard is the expected starter for the Oilers. Pickard is 15-7-0 with a 2.76 GAA and a .896 SV%. Pickard is 1-1-0 in three games against the Islanders, but has not played them since Jan. 14, 2020 when he was a member of the Detroit Red Wings.

Leon Draisaitl scored his second goal of the night on a breakaway 3:52 into overtime, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the New York Islanders 2-1 on Friday night.

Ilya Sorokin had an outstanding night in net with 33 saves, but it was not enough as the Islanders lost their third straight game.

The Islanders lost to the Oilers, as you might expect, with Leon Draisaitl delivering the critical blows, as you might expect, but...it was a pretty good, entertaining game! Draisaitl scored both goals and extended his points streak to 17.

The Islanders spent the three games prior to Friday looking like a group that had just watched their best friend get traded. That no longer was the case at home against Edmonton. Instead, they looked like a group that had just watched their best scorer get traded.