Edmonton Oilers defeat New York Rangers 5-2 [Video]

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. …