Edmonton Oilers celebrate a goal against the Philadelphia Flyers during third period NHL action, in Edmonton, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015.JASON FRANSON/The Canadian Press
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored twice and Taylor Hall had a goal and two assists as the Oilers managed a 4-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday — a game that also appears to have come at the cost of an injury to Edmonton's 2015 first-overall draft pick Connor McDavid.
Matt Hendricks also scored for the Oilers (5-8-0), who have won two of their last three.
Scott Laughton and Ryan White scored in response for the Flyers (4-6-2), who have lost five games in a row.
With the Flyers leading 2-1 and 1:44 remaining in the second period, McDavid had a partial short-handed breakaway but fell awkwardly and was ridden hard into the boards by Philadelphia defencemen Michael Del Zotto and Brandon Manning, who also lost their balance on the play.
McDavid left the ice favouring his left shoulder. He was seen wearing a sling in the hallway behind the dressing room and did not return for the third period. He had 12 points in his first 12 games and was named the Rookie of the Month for October.
The game was scoreless until the dying seconds of the first period, when Edmonton scored on its 19th shot with 3.2 seconds remaining.
On a late power play, the Oilers were all over the Flyers net and Nugent-Hopkins was able to slip one by Philadelphia starter Michal Neuvirth for this fourth of the year. Leon Draisaitl picked up an assist for his sixth point in three games since being called up, while Hall extended his points streak to six games with the other helper.
Philadelphia only had two shots on Edmonton goalie Anders Nilsson in the first period.
The Flyers woke up early in the second, scoring just 34 seconds in as Laughton was able to bank a shot off Nilsson and in.
Philadelphia took a 2-1 lead with seven minutes left in the period as a blast by White caromed off defender Eric Gryba and into the Edmonton net.
Edmonton tied the game six minutes into the third as Hendricks swooped in to pick up a big bounce off the glass and deposit the puck into a wide-open net.
The Oilers made it 3-2 just 1:27 later as Hall sent a long back-hand shot on net that hit a skate and went in for his sixth of the year.
Nugent-Hopkins put the game away with an empty-netter for Edmonton, which outshot the Flyers 49-22.
The Flyers play the fourth game of a five-game road trip in Calgary on Thursday. The Oilers close out their current homestand against Pittsburgh on Friday.