EDMONTON - Just one game after taking the bulk of the blame for an overtime loss, Evan Bouchard bounced back big time and provided his team with an overtime win.

Bouchard coughed up the puck on a couple of goals and then blew coverage in overtime as the New York Rangers came back from a 3-1 deficit to beat 4-3 over Edmonton on Thursday. But Saturday was a completely different story as he scored on his own rebound in overtime against the Chicago Blackhawks and added an assist in regulation as the Oilers won 3-2.

The 26-year-old Oilers defenceman said it helped that they caught the Hawks flat-footed with a good change in extra time.

“When you get a tired group with Connor (McDavid) and Leon (Draisaitl) out there, they’re going to make the play,” he said. “I just tried to get open, Leon ma

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