A streak ends, another keeps going
Connor McDavid did not get an assist on Monday night. He still found a way onto the scoresheet. His first-period goal pushed his season-opening points streak to 19 games, even as the 18-game assist run behind it came to a stop in a 3-1 Edmonton win over the New York Rangers.
That assist streak was tied for the second longest in NHL history. Only Wayne Gretzky’s 23-game run in 1990-91 is longer. McDavid still leads the league with 37 assists and 48 points.
Leon Draisaitl did the rest, scoring twice for the second straight game, and Devon Levi made 28 saves to improve to 8-1-0.
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A gift from Garand
McDavid’s goal came 6:42 into the game. Rangers goalie Dylan Garand had the puck behind his net, but his pass clipped the side of the cage and slid straight to McDavid on the goal line. He carried it to the crease and slid it into an empty net before Garand could recover.
Draisaitl doubled the lead 2:59 into the second with a shot from the high slot. Rangers coach Mike Sullivan challenged for goaltender interference, but the goal stood and New York was hit with a delay-of-game penalty. Braden Schneider then cleared the puck over the glass for a second one, handing Edmonton a 21-second two-man advantage.
Short-handed goals on both sides
The Rangers killed it off. Jaroslav Chmelar was just leaving the penalty box when Mika Zibanejad hit him in the neutral zone, and he scored on a breakaway for his first career short-handed goal. It was his second goal in two games and made it 2-1.
Draisaitl closed it with an empty-net, short-handed goal at 18:47 of the third period, his NHL-leading 18th of the season. Edmonton is 5-1-1 over its last seven. New York’s three-game winning streak is over, and Garand stopped 17 shots.
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