Oilers Beat Rangers 3-1, Draisaitl Scores Twice
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By Doug Hirdle
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Summary:
- Leon Draisaitl scored twice, including an empty-net goal, as Edmonton defeated New York 3-1.
- McDavid becomes the fourth player in NHL history to record a season-opening point streak of at least 19 games
- Devon Levi stopped 28 shots, while the Rangers had their three-game winning streak snapped.
Leon Draisaitl scored to times while Connor McDavid boosted his remarkable points streak as the Edmonton Oilers came out with flying colors (3-1) in the NHL game against the New York Rangers on Monday, November 9.
Second Win in a Row
The Oilers completed a season sweep of their two meetings, improving to 13-3-3 with their second consecutive victory, after also beating the Rangers 4-1 earlier this month.
New York, meanwhile, saw its three-game winning streak come to an end and dropped to 10-8-1.
Leon Draisaitl kept his impressive scoring run, reaching a league-leading 18 goals this season. His second goal came at a crucial moment, when Edmonton was protecting a one-goal advantage while killing a penalty. With the Rangers having pulled their goaltender, the German forward sent the puck into the empty net from long range to seal the victory.
The goal also extended Draisaitl’s goal-scoring streak to four games and his points streak to six.
McDavid added another goal to his tally, extending his season-opening points streak to 19 games. He now has 48 points during that run, including 11 goals and 37 assists.
Exclusive Company for McDavid
The 29-year-old became only the fourth player in NHL history to record a point in each of his team’s first 19 games of a season, joining Wayne Gretzky, Dany Heatley and Mats Sundin. His streak of recording at least one assist in every game to start the season, however, came to an end at 18 games.
Devon Levi was another key figure for Edmonton, turning aside 28 shots to improve his record to 8-1-0. At the other end, Dylan Garand made 17 saves for the Rangers.
New York’s only goal came from Jaroslav Chmelar, who scored short-handed. The Rangers also had a notable individual achievement, with Mika Zibanejad recording the 36th short-handed point of his career. That moved him past Mikael Backlund for the fourth-most short-handed points by a Swedish player in NHL history.
The result highlighted a significant difference between the teams when it comes to scoring first. Edmonton improved to 11-0-2 when opening the scoring this season. The Rangers, who entered Monday’s game with a 10-1-0 record when scoring first, remain winless when conceding the opening goal, falling to 0-7-1.
Both teams return to action Wednesday. The Rangers visit the Calgary Flames, while Edmonton hosts the Philadelphia Flyers.
Doug Hirdle
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