Draisaitl scores twice as Oilers beat Rangers 3-1

Leon Draisaitl scored twice and the Oilers beat the Rangers 3-1 at Rogers Place. Edmonton improved to 13-3-3 and 29 points. Draisaitl, the player of the game with a Chirp Rating of 8.6, put four shots on goal.

Connor McDavid opened the scoring with a wrist shot at 6:42 of the first for a 1-0 lead. Draisaitl made it 2-0 at 2:59 of the second, with assists from Vasily Podkolzin and Mattias Ekholm. The Rangers answered at 5:05. Jaroslav Chmelar scored his second goal of the season, with Mika Zibanejad assisting, and New York trailed 2-1.

That was as close as it got. The third period stayed tight until Draisaitl scored unassisted at 18:47 for the 3-1 final. It was his 18th goal of the year and it sealed the win.

New York fell to 10-8-1 with 21 points. Chirp's Sim gave the Oilers 57% before the game, and Edmonton delivered.