Edmonton 3, NY Rangers 2
When: 9:00 PM ET, Monday, March 11, 2019
Where: Rogers Place, Edmonton, Alberta
Referees:
Kyle Rehman, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen:
Trent Knorr, Matt MacPherson
Attendance:
18347
By Field Level Media
Leon Draisaitl's one-timer 35 seconds into overtime gave the Edmonton Oilers a 3-2 win over the visiting New York Rangers on Monday.
After giving up an early 2-0 lead, the Oilers escaped with two points thanks to yet another big performance from Draisaitl, who also collected two assists. Draisaitl has 33 points (18 goals, 15 assists) over his past 21 games, and he has recorded at least one point in each of his past 14 games.
The victory brings Edmonton within five points of Minnesota for the final Western Conference wild-card spot. The Oilers are rounding into form for this final playoff push, with a 7-2-1 record over their past 10 games.
New York remain 10 points back of Columbus for the final Eastern Conference wild-card spot. The Rangers now lead all NHL teams with 13 overtime losses this season.
Connor McDavid assisted on Draisaitl's winner, and he also scored the game's opening goal on a first-period power play. McDavid extended his own points streak to nine games with his 34th goal of the season.
Less than two minutes later, Matt Benning scored a goal from the point that was initially disallowed due to alleged goalie interference from Zack Kassian. A video review overturned the call, however, giving Benning his third goal of the season.
Despite the slow start for the Rangers, they recovered to play Edmonton evenly for much of the first two periods. Brendan Lemieux put New York on the board 11:29 into the second period, scoring on a partially deflected wrist shot from just outside the near circle.
Lemieux also assisted on the game's tying goal, when Brett Howden converted a rebound 1:33 into the third period. Howden hadn't scored since Nov. 12, a stretch of 35 games for the center.
Mikko Koskinen saved 28 of 30 shots to win his fifth consecutive start. Koskinen was back in net for the Oilers after missing the Saturday game due to the flu.
Alexandar Georgiev stopped 30 of 33 Oilers shots. Georgiev has a .942 save percentage over his past three outings, but he has only an 0-1-2 record to show for his strong play.
Oilers defenseman Oscar Klefbom didn't return to the game after being hit with a shot midway through the first period.
Milan Lucic (lower-body injury) was out of Edmonton's lineup for the second straight game.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| NY Rangers |
|
Edmonton |
|
Brendan Lemieux 2 |
Points |
Leon Draisaitl 3 |
|
Brendan Lemieux 1 |
Goals |
Leon Draisaitl 1 |
|
Brendan Lemieux 1 |
Assists |
Leon Draisaitl 2 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Connor McDavid 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Alexandar Georgiev .909 |
Save Percentage |
Mikko Koskinen .933 |
|
Alexandar Georgiev 30 |
Saves |
Mikko Koskinen 28 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| NY Rangers
|
30 |
2 |
0-1 |
2-3 |
18 |
26 |
| Edmonton
|
33 |
3 |
1-3 |
1-1 |
24 |
35 |
Upcoming Games
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Edmonton will play their next game at home against New Jersey. The Oilers have a W/L % of .484 after a win and .421 after a loss.
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NY Rangers will play their next game on the road against Vancouver. The Rangers have a W/L % of .310 after a win and .475 after a loss.
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