Oilers Top Rangers 3-1 as Draisaitl Scores Twice

Leon Draisaitl scored twice, one goal shorthanded, and the Oilers beat the Rangers 3-1 in Edmonton. The second of them, at 18:47 of the third, ran his season total to 18. It headlined a three-game night that also delivered a road win in Vancouver and a shootout in San Jose.

Takeaways

Four numbers that decided the night.

• L. Draisaitl finished with 2 goals and a season total of 18, and Edmonton killed all five Rangers power plays.
• D. Levi was 28-of-29 (.966) in the Oilers net while D. Garand matched him at 17-of-19 the other way.
• Philadelphia won 3-1 in Vancouver on 17 shots. J. Woll stopped 18 of 19 (.947) and T. Sanheim added an empty-netter.
• I. Stenberg scored twice, the shootout goal included, and San Jose outshot the Islanders 39-32. I. Sorokin made 37 saves in a losing cause.

Games of the night

The marquee result in Edmonton, an efficient Flyers win, and a shootout in San Jose.

C. McDavid opened the scoring in Edmonton, unassisted at 6:42 of the first. L. Draisaitl made it 2-0 at 2:59 of the second, a wrist shot off passes from V. Podkolzin and M. Ekholm. J. Chmelar answered back shorthanded barely two minutes later to keep New York within one.

Neither power play scored all night: the Rangers were 0-for-5, the Oilers 0-for-3. With New York pressing, L. Draisaitl struck shorthanded at 18:47 of the third for the final 3-1 margin. D. Levi finished with 28 saves on 29 shots.

In Vancouver, M. Bunting struck at 2:03 of the first and T. Konecny pushed the lead on the power play early in the second, with M. Michkov and C. Dvorak assisting. C. Dvorak was on the opener as well, a two-point night for the center. J. Lekkerimaki answered on a Vancouver man advantage at 12:44 of the third before T. Sanheim’s empty-netter at 19:01 ended the argument.

J. Woll was 18-of-19 against 19 Vancouver shots, and the Canucks went 1-for-5 with the extra man. L. Merilainen was 14-of-16 in the loss.

The late game went the distance. B. Hutton put the Islanders up at 6:14 of the first, and I. Stenberg tipped in the equalizer at 16:41. V. Eklund gave New York the lead 61 seconds into the second on a power play, with B. Schenn and M. Schaefer assisting, the 12th helper of the season for the young defenseman. T. Toffoli evened it at 12:12 of the second, and neither team scored in overtime.

I. Stenberg answered with the shootout winner, his second of the game. I. Sorokin was sharp again at 37 saves on 39 shots, and Y. Askarov was 30-of-32 at the other end.

Every final

The three finals in start order. The feed carried no three-star lists, so each star is derived from the box score numbers.

Final	Star of the game (derived)	Line
NYR 1 at EDM 3	L. Draisaitl	2 goals, 1 shorthanded
PHI 3 at VAN 1	J. Woll	18 saves on 19 shots, .947
NYI 2 at SJS 3, SO	I. Stenberg	2 goals, incl. shootout winner

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