WINNIPEG — Nikolaj Ehlers scored his second goal of the game in overtime and the Winnipeg Jets stormed back with three unanswered goals in the third period to beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-4 on Sunday, taking a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven opening-round playoff series.
The Jets can win the series with a victory on Monday.
Mathieu Perreault, Blake Wheeler and Josh Morrissey scored three Winnipeg goals in a crazy three minutes and three second stretch of the third to send the game into overtime.
Leon Draisaitl had two goals and an assist, while Zack Kassian and Jujhar Khaira also scored for Edmonton.