Leon Draisaitl scored two goals and Devon Levi stopped 28 shots as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the New York Rangers 3-1 on Monday at Rogers Place.
Connor McDavid opened the scoring for Edmonton at 6:42 of the first period, netting an unassisted wrist shot. Draisaitl widened the lead to 2-0 early in the second period at 2:59, scoring on a wrist shot set up by Vasily Podkolzin and Mattias Ekholm.
New York cut the deficit midway through the second period while killing a penalty. Jaroslav Chmelar received a pass from Mika Zibanejad and beat Levi with a wrist shot at 5:05 for a shorthanded goal. Draisaitl secured the win late in the third period, firing an unassisted shorthanded wrist shot into an empty net at 18:47.
Levi earned the victory in net by stopping 28 of 29 shots faced. Dylan Garand took the loss for New York, turning away 17 of 19 shots. Neither team converted on the power play, with the Rangers finishing 0 for 5 and the Oilers going 0 for 3.
The Oilers improved to 13-3-3 and earned their second consecutive victory, completing a two-game regular-season sweep over New York following a 4-1 win on Nov. 1. The Rangers moved to 10-8-1 on the season.
Both teams continue their schedules on Wednesday, November 11. The Rangers visit the Calgary Flames at 7:30 PM ET, while the Oilers host the Philadelphia Flyers at 9:00 PM ET.
