Evan Bouchard scored 47 seconds into overtime, while Connor McDavid joined a short list of players to open a season with points in 20 straight games

EDMONTON — Connor McDavid extended his season-opening point streak to 20 games Wednesday as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 in overtime. Evan Bouchard scored the winner 47 seconds into the extra period, giving Edmonton a third straight victory and another two points atop the Pacific Division race.

McDavid earned the primary assist on Zach Hyman’s power-play goal in the second period. The point made him only the fourth player in NHL history to record at least one point in each of his team’s first 20 games of a season. Wayne Gretzky, Mats Sundin and Dany Heatley are the others. McDavid leads the league with 49 points, including 38 assists.

Hyman scored twice in the second period to put Edmonton ahead 2-0. Philadelphia answered through Tyson Foerster on the power play, then tied the game when Travis Sanheim drove to the net and slipped the puck between Tristan Jarry’s pads at 11:42 of the third. Edmonton challenged for goaltender interference, but the goal stood after review.

Bouchard ended the game on Edmonton’s first shift of overtime. Leon Draisaitl moved the puck across the crease, and Bouchard fired it short side off the post and in. The goal was Bouchard’s 11th of the season, while Draisaitl extended his own point streak to seven games.

The Oilers did not control the night. Philadelphia held a 32-24 edge in shots and spent long stretches pressing in Edmonton’s zone. Jarry made 30 saves, giving the Oilers a steady performance behind a team that was not at its sharpest. That matters for a club whose championship hopes will depend on surviving difficult games as well as dominating good ones.

Edmonton improved to 14-3-3 and has collected points in 11 of its past 13 games. Philadelphia fell to 5-10-6 despite earning a point and producing one of its stronger road efforts of the season.