SPORTS

Oilers erase three-goal deficit, beat Jets 4-3 in overtime

Scott Billeck The Canadian Press
Published Friday, September 25, 2015 11:09PM EDT

Edmonton Oilers' goaltender Ben Scrivens (30) stops a shot by Winnipeg Jets' Mark Scheifele (55) during second period preseason NHL hockey action in Winnipeg, Friday, September 25, 2015. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Trevor Hagan)

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WINNIPEG -- Anton Slepyshev scored the winner in overtime as the Edmonton Oilers erased a three-goal deficit in the third period to defeat the Winnipeg Jets 4-3 on Friday night in pre-season play.

The Jets held a 3-0 lead after 40 minutes, only to watch it evaporate in the final ten minutes of the third.

Anton Lander, Lauri Korpikoski and Rob Klinkhammer scored for the Oilers (4-0-0) in a 3:42 span to force extra time.

J.C. Lipon, Ben Chiarot and Andrew Copp hit the back for the net for the Jets (0-1-2) in the second period.

Ben Scrivens steered aside 31 shots for the win. Ondrej Pavelec allowed four goals on 39 shots for the loss.

The Oilers had three chances on the power play in the first period but Pavelec stopped all 11 shots he faced while playing a man down.

Winnipeg opened the scoring at 6:55 of the second as Lipon scored his first goal of the pre-season on a tap into an empty net.

Chase De Leo hit Lipon with a slick cross-ice feed, which rendered Oilers netminder Scrivens helpless.

The Jets doubled their advantage five minutes later as Chiarot let a floater go from the point, which sailed behind Scrivens through a crowd to make it 2-0.

Copp tapped in his first of pre-season just over two minutes later for the three-goal lead.

Nic Petan got the initial shot on goal and Chris Thorburn got a whack at it before the former University of Michigan start slotted home.

The Oilers picked up two quick goals in the third period with Lander tapping one past Pavelec and Korpikoski redirecting a slap-pass from Nikita Nikitin.

Despite being a man down late in the third, Klinkhammer muscled his way to the front of the Jets net and, while falling, tied the game.

The Jets sat Dustin Byfuglien, Andrew Ladd and Bryan Little, with the latter two yet to see game action in pre-season.

Connor McDavid, the Oilers first-overall selection back, did not dress for Edmonton.

Notes: Winnipeg heads to Minnesota for a date with the Wild on Sunday night. The Oilers will get their own shot at the Wild 24 hours before when both teams square off in Saskatoon.