Leon Draisaitl scored 18 seconds into overtime and the Edmonton Oilers overcame a slow start to win their second straight game in extra time and beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2.

EDMONTON -- Leon Draisaitl scored 18 seconds into overtime for the Edmonton Oilers, who rallied for a 3-2 win against the San Jose Sharks at Rogers Place on Saturday. Connor McDavid skated into the slot and dished it to his right to Draisaitl, who scored with a snap shot that squeezed through the pads of Yaroslav Askarov.

Askarov was making his third start of the season for the Sharks. In his two NHL games this year, against the St. Louis Blues and Los Angeles Kings, Askarov was 1-0-1 with a .927 save percentage. In his first win for the Sharks on Nov. 25, Askarov stopped 22 of 24 shots as San Jose beat Los Angeles 7-2 at SAP Center.

Leon Draisaitl, Zach Hyman and Mattias Ekholm scored for the Oilers, who have won 10 of their last 12 contests

Mattias Ekholm tied the game with 18 seconds left in regulation before teammate Leon Draisaitl scored 18 seconds into overtime to lift the Edmonton Oilers to a 3-2 win against the visiting San Jose Sharks on Saturday afternoon.

The Edmonton Oilers and San Jose Sharks faced off at Rogers Place in Edmonton for a matinée game on the shortest day of the year (Dec 21). The game featured 22-year-old Sharks rookie goalie Yaroslav Askarov going up against 32-year-old Calvin Pickard in net for Edmonton.