McDavid paces Edmonton Oilers to 6-2 win over New York Rangers
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Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist for the Edmonton Oilers in a 6-2 win over the visiting New York Rangers on Saturday.
Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist for the Edmonton Oilers in a 6-2 win over the visiting New York Rangers on Saturday.
Leon Draisaitl and Evan Bouchard each had a goal and an assist and Vasily Podkolzin and Darnell Nurse also scored for the Oilers (11-9-2) who improved to 5-2-1 in their last eight games.
Mattias Janmark and Connor Brown each contributed a pair of assists to Edmonton's victory.
Artemi Panarin replied with a pair of goals for the Rangers (12-6-1) who have lost two straight after opening a four-game road trip with a pair of wins.
Stuart Skinner stopped 33 shots in Edmonton's net. Rangers counterpart Jonathan Quick made 34 saves.
TAKEAWAYS
Rangers: Went with Quick over star goalie Igor Shesterkin, but the former has historically played well against Edmonton with a 25-12-6 record, a 2.18 goals-against average and .921 save percentage against the Oilers before Saturday's game. Quick, 38, stopped 18 shots in the first period before he was scored on twice in the final three minutes of the opening frame.
