Fantilli scored for the third straight game. When asked if moving Fantilli to the line with Kirill Marchenko and Dmitri Voronkov had helped his performance, head Coach Dean Evason said, “I don’t think it’s necessarily because he got put on that line. I think, you know, we talk about reward all the time and he was doing the right thing as far as his work ethic, as far as his attention to detail, that’s what we’ve asked him to do.”

The Oilers went on the attack and it began to look like a repeat of Monday night at Rogers Place when Vasily Podkolzin scored 27 seconds after Olivier, then Draisaitl added his second goal with 8:33 left. The Blue Jackets’ defense dug deep to hold onto the lead and came away with a 5-4 win despite being outshot in the third, 13-4.

“Feels like we controlled most of the play, but they’re extremely dangerous,” said Olivier after the game. “Obviously, some of the best players in the world over there. So, you know, it’s not an easy task to shut them down, but we found a way and it’s all that matters in the end.”