Oilers lose to Maple leafs on a brutal own goal with just over a minute left

With the Oilers-Maple Leafs game tied 4-4 late in the third period on Thursday night, Edmonton’s Kris Russell had a very unfortunate moment that basically lost the Oilers the game.

Russell was trying to clear the puck with just over a minute remaining, but instead put the puck into his own net. The Maple Leafs would add an empty netter to make the final score 6-4, but this would serve as the game-winning goal (and was credited to Patrick Marleau):

https://twitter.com/JeffVeillette/status/936455386676301824

Back-breaker

Kris Russell scores on own net

5-4 Leafs pic.twitter.com/89zRKkXWrv

— Right Wing, Shoots Left 🇨🇦🏒🥅🌈 😷💉💉 (@HILITINGHOCKEY) December 1, 2017

Yikes.

That summarizes how things are going for the Oilers this year. Despite having Connor McDavid (tied for sixth in the NHL with 30 points), Edmonton’s 10-14-2 (22 points) record is the second-worst in the Western Conference.