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Edmonton Oilers at New York Rangers

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Arvidsson scores go-ahead goal as Oilers beat Rangers 3-1

McDavid's wrister adds to Oilers' lead

Corey Perry and Connor McDavid also scored for Edmonton, which won its second-straight to complete a four-game trip. The Oilers were coming off a 2-1 overtime win over the Islanders on Friday. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had three assists and Stuart Skinner finished with 21 saves.

Will Cuylle scored for the Rangers, and Igor Shesterkin had 20 saves. New York snapped a two-game win streak.

Arvidsson beat Shesterkin with high shot at 6:09 of the third for his ninth goal of the season to put Edmonton up 2-1.

McDavid made it a two-goal lead with his 25th with 3:25 remaining.

Perry scored a power-play goal off a goalmouth scramble with 43 seconds left in the first to give Edmonton a 1-0 lead. It was the 39-year-old's 15th of the season and 444th of his career.

Cuylle tied it with his 18th at the 5-minute mark of the second.

Takeaways Rangers: New York lost its third straight at home to slip to 16-15-3 at Madison Square Garden.

Oilers: Edmonton improved to 19-13-2 on the road.

Key moment Skinner stopped Rangers forward J.T. Miller at 9:40 of the third on the power play, then denied Adam Fox with 6:39 left.

Key stat Edmonton forward Leon Draisaitl also assisted on Perry’s goal. Draisaitl leads the Oilers with 101 points, including 52 assits. Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon has 103 points to lead the NHL.

Up next Oilers host Utah on Tuesday, and Rangers host Calgary.

Regular Season Series

EDM wins series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 19:17 Corey Perry Goal (15) Backhand, assists: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (24), Leon Draisaitl (52)
Goal 2nd Period 5:00 Will Cuylle Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Artemi Panarin (43), Vincent Trocheck (26)
Goal 3rd Period 6:09 Viktor Arvidsson Goal (9) Deflected, assists: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (25)
Goal 3rd Period 16:35 Connor McDavid Goal (25) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (26), Brett Kulak (16)

Statistics

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19 Blocked Shots 16
17 Hits 18
5 Takeaways 5
23 Shots 22
1 Power Play Goals 0
4 Power Play Opportunities 3
25.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
24 Faceoffs Won 23
51.1 Faceoff Win Percent 48.9
17 Giveaways 15
3 Total Penalties 4
6 Penalty Minutes 8
New York Rangers New York Rangers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Matt Rempe, C Out Mar 27
Arthur Kaliyev, RW Out Mar 18
Adam Edstrom, C Injured Reserve Feb 4
Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Mattias Ekholm, D Day-To-Day Apr 2
John Klingberg, D Out Mar 30
Connor McDavid, C Out Mar 30
Stuart Skinner, G Out Mar 29
Trent Frederic, C Injured Reserve Mar 21

Game Information

Madison Square Garden

Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 18,006 | Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 45 21 98 8
Los Angeles 42 23 93 9
Edmonton 43 26 91 5
Calgary 35 27 82 12
Vancouver 34 27 81 13
Anaheim 33 33 74 8
Seattle 31 38 68 6
San Jose 20 44 50 10

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 48 17 105 9
Carolina 45 24 94 4
New Jersey 40 29 87 7
Columbus 34 30 77 9
NY Rangers 35 32 77 7
NY Islanders 32 32 74 10
Pittsburgh 30 34 71 11
Philadelphia 31 36 71 9
Full Standings