QUICK RECAP: Oilers 3, Rangers 1

EDMONTON, AB – Devon Levi made 28 saves in the victory, while Leon Draisaitl scored two goals, including the game-winner, for the Edmonton Oilers in a 3-1 win over the New York Rangers on Monday at Rogers Place to sweep the season series.

FIRST PERIOD

13:18: EDM GOAL | Connor McDavid - unassisted

A GIFT FOR THE LEAGUE'S LEADING SCORER! That's as easy as it gets for McDavid, who corrals a giveaway from Dylan Garand behind the Rangers' net and slides it in for his 11th goal & 48th point of the season.

It's a crucial first goal of the game for the Oilers, who have a 10-0-2 record when scoring first (tied for fifth in the NHL), as opposed to the Rangers, who are 0-6-1 when giving up the first goal this season.

EDM 1, NYR 0

QUICK STAT: With the first-period goal, Connor McDavid (48) now only needs two more points to become the third player in NHL history to reach the 50-point mark in 19 games or fewer, after Mario Lemieux (3x; 1995-96, 1992-93 & 1988-89) and Wayne Gretzky (2x; 1983-84 & 1984-85).

McDavid (37A in 18GP) can become the fastest player in NHL history to reach 40 assists in a season, currently held by Wayne Gretzky (40A in 22GP). He leads the NHL with 28 primary assists, with the next closest skaters being Nathan MacKinnon and Leon Draisaitl with 13.

Shots: 

EDM 8, NYR 10

Power Play:

EDM 0-for-1, NYR 0-for-1

Devon Levi stands tall with 10 saves in the opening 20 minutes, including a big pad stop on Tye Kartye with the Oilers on the penalty kill in the late stages of the frame. He's been lights out since returning from injury ahead of Saturday's win over the Canucks.

SECOND PERIOD

17:01: EDM GOAL | Leon Draisaitl - Mattias Ekholm, Vasily Podkolzin

A TWO-GOAL LEAD AND A TWO-MINUTE POWER PLAY UPCOMING! Leon Draisaitl throws one on goal through traffic with Connor McDavid in the crease, and it goes through under Garand's right pad for the German's 17th goal and 35th point.

The Rangers challenge for goalie interference, but there was nothing in it, so the challenge fails to send the Oilers right to the power play with a chance to make it three.

EDM 2, NYR 0

QUICK STAT: With his second-period goal, Draisaitl now has 20 points (9G, 11A) in his last 16 meetings vs. the Rangers. Draisaitl still sits second in league scoring with 35 points (17G, 18A) and takes sole possession of the NHL lead in goals (17).

In Saturday’s 4-2 win against Vancouver, Leon Draisaitl netted two goals, the second goal being the 450th goal of his career in just his 873rd game. His 450 goals in 873 GP is the seventh-fewest games to reach the 450-goal mark as a center in NHL history.

He also set an Oilers franchise record, becoming the player with the most regular-season + playoff game-winning goals with 85.

15:22: Braden Schneider puts the puck over the glass for delay of game and a 21-second two-man advantage for the Oilers with the Rangers on their heels.

14:55: NYR GOAL | Jaroslav Chmelar - Mika Zibanejad

Well, that backfired. After serving the first Rangers' penalty, Jaroslav Chmelar comes out of the box to take a breakaway fed from Mika Zibanejad that he puts over the glove of Devon Levi to draw New York back within one shorthanded.

EDM 2, NYR 1

8:03: WHAT A SAVE BY LEVI! On a two-on-one for the Rangers, he slides across to deny Tye Kartye with an acrobatic effort after the Rangers forward tried to come back across him with J.T. Miller's feed from the far side.

Shots: 

EDM 14, NYR 19

Power Play:

EDM 0-for-3, NYR 0-for-3

THIRD PERIOD

1:27: Ryan Shea is called for tripping Alexis Lafreniere with New York's net empty. The Oilers will try to defend their on-goal lead at six-on-four.

1:13: EDM GOAL | Leon Draisaitl (2) - unassisted

DRAISAITL SHOOTS IT THE DISTANCE! The German gives the Oilers some important insurance by airing it out nearly 175 feet into the empty net for his second of the game. It'll go down as a shorthanded marker.

EDM 3, NYR 1

OILERS LINEUP

Podkolzin - McDavid - Draisaitl
Kapanen - Nugent-Hopkins - Hyman
Formenton - Dickinson - Joseph
Jones - Michaels - Frederic

Ekholm - Bouchard 
Shea - Murphy
Mukhamadullin - Emberson

Levi 
Jarry

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