Leon Draisaitl scored twice and Connor McDavid’s remarkable point streak reached 19 games as the Edmonton Oilers beat the New York Rangers 3-1 on Monday 9 November 2026 at Rogers Place in Edmonton.
McDavid opened the scoring at 6:42 of the first period, capitalising on a giveaway by Rangers goalie Dylan Garand, to extend his season-opening point streak to 19 games — 11 goals, 37 assists and 48 points. He is only the fourth player in NHL history with a 19-game season-opening point streak, joining Wayne Gretzky, Dany Heatley and one other. He leads the NHL in assists with 37 and in points with 48.
One streak did end on the night: McDavid’s 18-game assist streak came to a close, because he scored a goal but recorded no assist. The 19-game streak that continues is his points streak.
Draisaitl made it 2-0 at 2:59 of the second period and sealed the 3-1 final with a short-handed empty-net goal from his own defensive zone at 18:47 of the third — his second straight two-goal game, his NHL-leading 18th goal of the season, extending his goal-scoring streak to four games and his points streak to six.
Jaroslav Chmelar scored short-handed for the Rangers at 5:05 of the second to make it 2-1. It was his first career short-handed goal and his second goal in two games.
In goal, Devon Levi made 28 saves and improved to 8-1-0 for Edmonton, while Dylan Garand stopped 17 shots for New York.
Edmonton, now 13-3-3, sit first in the Western Conference, have won two straight and swept the season series after also winning 4-1 in New York on 1 November. The Rangers, 10-8-1, had won three straight before this loss. Edmonton is 11-0-2 when scoring first.
Next up, the Oilers host the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday 11 November, while the Rangers visit the Calgary Flames the same night.
It has been a big week for the Oilers, from their 4-2 win over Vancouver to Montreal’s win over Toronto. On Monday night, Draisaitl scored twice and McDavid’s point streak hit 19 — and the Oilers keep rolling.
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