Leon Draisaitl scored twice as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the New York Rangers 3-1 on Monday night at Rogers Place.
Connor McDavid opened the scoring at 6:42 of the first period, with an assist from none. Draisaitl made it 2-0 at 2:59 of the second period. Jaroslav Chmelar pulled the Rangers within 2-1 short-handed at 5:05 of the second period. Draisaitl made it 3-1 short-handed at 18:47 of the third period.
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For Edmonton, Draisaitl had two goals, none had two assists, McDavid scored, and Devon Levi stopped 28 of 29 shots.
For New York, Chmelar scored, and Dylan Garand stopped 17 of 19 shots.
New York outshot Edmonton 29-20. Edmonton went 0 for 3 on the power play, and New York went 0 for 5. The Oilers improved to 13-3-3. The Rangers fell to 10-8-1.
The Oilers are first in the Western Conference and have won two straight. The Rangers are seventh in the Eastern Conference. The Oilers lead the season series 2-0. Edmonton won the first meeting 4-1 on Nov. 1.
The Oilers are back in action when they host the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 9:00 p.m. ET. The Rangers next visit the Calgary Flames on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 7:30 p.m. ET.
