Draisaitl scores twice as Oilers beat Rangers 3-1

EDMONTON – Leon Draisaitl scored twice, including a late empty-net goal, and Devon Levi made 28 saves as the Edmonton Oilers beat the New York Rangers 3-1 at Rogers Place on Monday night.

Connor McDavid also scored for Edmonton, which led 1-0 after the first period and 2-1 after the second, according to The Hockey Writers. Jaroslav Chmelar scored for the Rangers, and Dylan Garand stopped 17 of 19 shots in the New York net.

Draisaitl sealed it late in the third period after the Rangers pulled Garand while trailing 2-1. McDavid knocked a loose puck from a scramble in front of Levi to Draisaitl, who put it into the open net. The assists on that goal were first credited to Mattias Ekholm and McDavid, then reversed after officials determined Rangers forward J.T. Miller had touched the puck in between, The Hockey Writers reported.

Draisaitl credited his goaltender afterward. "I think he’s the main reason why we won the game," he said, as quoted by The Hockey Writers.

Levi returned to the lineup Saturday after missing time with an undisclosed injury sustained in an Oct. 24 shootout win over Carolina, and he has now won both starts since coming back. Edmonton beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 that night, a game we covered here.

McDavid did not record an assist, ending his season-opening run of games with an assist at 18, per The Hockey Writers. His goal kept alive his point streak, which now stands at 19 games to start the season. He had been named in our earlier report on becoming the fastest to 30 assists in a win over the same Rangers.

The win moved Edmonton to 13-3-3 and 29 points, ahead of the Minnesota Wild (28 points) atop the Western Conference, The Hockey Writers said. Both teams were perfect on the penalty kill: the Oilers killed all five Rangers power plays, and New York stopped all three Edmonton chances.

The Oilers host the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday night. A point would give McDavid a 20-game streak to open the season.

Source: The Hockey Writers (Brian Swane), Nov. 10, 2026. Score confirmed by Oilers Nation and other outlets. Photo: Connor McDavid in an Oct. 22 game against Carolina, a file photo not from this game (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Codie McLachlan).