EDMONTON, Alberta — Leon Draisaitl scored on a power play at 18:18 of overtime and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 on Sunday night in Game 4 to tie the first-round playoff series.
After assisting on Edmonton's first three goals, Draisaitl beat goalie Darcy Kuemper after the puck found him on the right side off a scramble. The Oilers got the power play when defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov tripped Connor McDavid.
Edmonton defenseman Evan Bouchard tied it with 29 seconds left and goalie Calvin Pickard off for an extra attacker, beating Kuemper with a straightaway slap shot from near the blue line.
Bouchard had his second straight two-goal game, also pulling the Oilers within one at 7:51 of the third with a shot that deflected in off Kings defenseman Drew Doughty's skate. Bouchard had the go-ahead goal Friday night in Edmonton's 7-4 home victory.
''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,'' Draisaitl 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.''
Game 5 is Tuesday night in Los Angeles. The Kings haven't won a playoff series since beating the New York Rangers in 2014 to win the Stanley Cup.
''I thought we skated a lot better tonight than we did in Game 3 and had plenty of opportunities to put it away. And did not,'' Kings coach Jim Hiller said. ''So, here we are. We go home 2-2 instead. They get a power play in overtime, those are tough.''