McDavid and Draisaitl lead Oilers past Rangers

The Edmonton Oilers beat the New York Rangers 3-1 on Monday night.

Connor McDavid opened the scoring six minutes and 42 seconds into the first period. He beat Rangers goaltender Dylan Garand for an unassisted goal after Garand lost possession. McDavid now leads the NHL with 48 points from 11 goals and 37 assists.

Leon Draisaitl scored twice to finish the game. His first goal came at 2:59 of the second period on a snap shot. That goal gave Edmonton a 2-0 lead. Draisaitl added his 18th goal of the season late in the third period. He picked off a backpass and lofted the puck into an empty net from his own zone.

The Rangers did manage one goal. Jaroslav Chmelar scored a short-handed goal for New York. Mika Zibanejad set up the play on a breakaway. Devon Levi made 28 saves for the Oilers. The win improved Edmonton to 13-3-3 on the season.

This result ended a streak for McDavid. He did not record an assist on Monday. That snapped his record-setting streak of 18 games to start a season. He is now the fourth player in league history with a 19-game point streak at the season opening. Wayne Gretzky, Dany Heatley, and Mats Sundin hold the other spots on that list.

In Vancouver, the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Canucks 3-1. Michael Bunting and Travis Konecny scored in the first two periods. Travis Sanheim added an empty-net goal with 58.3 seconds remaining. The win stopped a three-game losing streak for Philadelphia. The Canucks have now lost six straight games. They are 1-15-1 since their initial two-game winning start.

Edmonton had also defeated New York 4-1 on Nov. 1. That victory gave the Oilers the season series. The Rangers had won three straight games before Monday.