Evan Bouchard got the Oilers started with a first-period goal, maneuvering around the point with the puck before putting it off the post and in behind Kevin Lankinen to make it 1-1.
The scoring play stood out not just because it came from a defenceman, but because it added to a night that was already building into an unusual offensive showcase for Bouchard.
A defenceman with more offense than expected
Later in the clip, Bouchard was credited with his second hat trick in a season opener. The sequence also noted that he put the Oilers within 1 with his third of the night and later netted his second of the night to tie it back up.
Because the source is built around multiple video captions rather than a full game story, the focus stays on the key takeaway: Bouchard was involved repeatedly on the scoresheet, and the first-period goal against Kevin Lankinen was the play that set that tone.
