Ice hockey: Oilers upset Tampa Bay Lightning

The Edmonton Oilers picked up their first win of the young NHL season when they upset the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning.

Tampa Bay right winger Brett Connolly had tied it 2-2 with six minutes left in regulation, but centre Ryan Nugent-Hopkins secured the victory, in the Oilers' sixth game of the season, when he put one in off the post with 3:25 to go.

Oilers goaltender Ben Scrivens (22 saves) and defensive pair of Mark Fayne and Martin Marincin kept the NHL's hottest goal scorer, center Steve Stamkos, without a point.

After a scoreless first period, the Lightning jumped on top when a centering pass banked in off Oilers defenseman Justin Schultz's skate at 1:22 of the second period and the goal credited to Tampa Bay center Bill Boyle.

Edmonton responded three minutes later when a Schultz backhander that was headed wide banked in off the knob of goaltender Ben Bishop's stick.

The Oilers took their first lead of the game at 14:57 of the second when Fayne sent Taylor Hall in on a breakaway. The left winger was hauled down from behind, but he scored with a backhand deke on the ensuing penalty shot for his fourth goal in five games.

Bishop finished with 20 saves for the Lightning.

 

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