The Blackhawks played well enough to force overtime but not well enough to skate away with both points as the host Edmonton Oilers picked up a 3-2 win over Chicago on Saturday night.
The first period ended scoreless, but only by a fraction of a second because of this Leon Draisaitl shot during an Edmonton power play that crossed the goal line moments after the clock hit zero:
Time expired a fraction of a second before Leon Draisaitl's shot crossed the goal line. Scoreless after the first… pic.twitter.com/DnJjZlsdMM
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Draisaitl would score that PPG during the same power play and in the first minute of the second period to put Edmonton up 1-0:
Leon Draisaitl gets his power-play goal after all pic.twitter.com/znXuoGsQRL
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Later in the second, the Blackhawks tied the game at one when Connor Bedard found Tyler Bertuzzi open for a Chicago PPG:
GOAL: Connor Bedard to Tyler Bertuzzi backdoor on the power play. Tie game pic.twitter.com/DXex0PGnny
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PPGs were the theme of the second and Edmonton added another to take a 2-1 advantage into the locker room:
McDavid finds Roslovic on the power play to give the Oilers the lead. Vlasic was just a hair late getting there pic.twitter.com/xDrjyxYFaA
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Chicago tied it up in the third period, though, with Andre Burakovsky providing the honors:
GOAL: Andre Burakovsky puts in a rebound off a Levshunov one-time shot to tie the game pic.twitter.com/TP9JBqNSby
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The game ended up in overtime, though, and that’s where Evan Bouchard scored the winner for Edmonton:
Evan Bouchard wins it in overtime for the Oilers pic.twitter.com/3wwJVx2xef
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Notes
Watching the fans inside the building live and die with the twists and turns of that insane Game 7 of the World Series made for an entertaining atmosphere:
The Edmonton crowd is stunned by the Miguel Rojas game-tying home run. I'm excited to hear their reaction if the Blue Jays can walk it off pic.twitter.com/y17IeU47BF
— BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) November 2, 2025
The Edmonton crowd got loud — but not because Artyom Levshunov's shot was blocked from the point — as Vlad Jr. hit a deep flyout that nearly ended the World Series pic.twitter.com/0tkueSaog0
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The Oilers crowd thought the Blue Jays won, but the runner was ruled out at home plate and the baseball (and hockey) game continues pic.twitter.com/4riLQzNKHV
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OK, back to the actual hockey things. First, let’s watch Wyatt Kaiser be a one-man defensive pairing for a little bit:
I love how Wyatt Kaiser uses his skating ability. Murphy's gap is terrible here so Kaiser pressures the puck, then gets himself back in position to retrieve the dump-in and make the breakout pass pic.twitter.com/GVpciVYZET
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A very good game for Kaiser overall in a very good start to the season for Kaiser overall. Continued promise from No. 44 with each outing.
Next time the Blackhawks play the Oilers, perhaps slightly more emphasis should be placed on NOT taking penalties. Throw out the special teams and the Hawks controlled a good amount of the play, with overall advantages of 52-49 in shot attempts, 25-20 in shots on goal, and 9-5 in high-danger chances, all adding up to a 57.5 percent share of the expected goals during 5-on-5 play in this game.
The Greene-Bedard-Burakovsky line was especially effective in its 12:07 of 5-on-5 ice time together with advantages of 20-14 in shot attempts, 11-5 in shots on goal and 4-1 in high-danger chances, all adding up to a whopping 70.8 percent expected goal share. They did start in the offensive zone 80 percent of the time, which helped, but they also made the most of those opportunities. Greene was a later addition to the line but Bedard and Burakovsky have been together since training camp and hadn’t really clicked all that well at 5-on-5 just yet. Would be nice to see more games like that from the top line.
Speaking of that line, plays like this are why Ryan Greene seems to be a player with a decent NHL future ahead of him. Again, it’s probably not in a top-line role, but someone who can battle like this behind the net (leading to that Burakovsky goal) can make a nice, long career for themselves in a bottom-six:
Great work by Greene to feed Levshunov and Burakovsky follows it up https://t.co/7zQKyLu6Yn pic.twitter.com/od7LtiY7Qm
— BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) November 2, 2025
Do Edmonton fans ever complain about Connor McDavid? Do they get upset by the relative ease he displays in skating through the neutral zone? Do they get frustrated by his ability to carry the puck into the zone whenever he damn well pleases? Do they get annoyed by how easy he makes goals look on the power play, like the second one he set up with the most casual primary assist you’ll ever see? They shouldn’t be allowed to complain about him, ever. What a freaking player.
An annoying loss for sure because, as mentioned above, the Hawks seemed to have the better of the play during 5-on-5. It’s also encouraging to see the team bounce back from a subpar performance against Winnipeg the other net and give the two-time defending conference champions a decent run for their money, even if the Oilers tend to be unbothered by most hockey games until we get to April. But, hey: they played well enough and there were plenty of kids standing out during the course of it. This season, that’ll count for a net positive in spite of the result.
Game Charts
Three Stars
- Evan Bouchard (EDM) — 1 goal, 1 assist
- Andre Burakovsky (CHI) — 1 goal, 1 assist
- Jack Roslovic (EDM) — 1 goal
What’s Next
The Blackhawks hop back across the border but remain out west for a game on Monday night against the Seattle Kraken at 9 p.m.