Oilers visit the Rangers after Draisaitl’s 2-goal showing

Edmonton Oilers' Leon Draisaitl, right, celebrates his goal with teammate Evan Bouchard during first period NHL hockey action against the Calgary Flames in Calgary on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024. (Jeff McIntosh / The Canadian Press)

Edmonton Oilers (38-24-4, in the Pacific Division) vs. New York Rangers (33-28-6, in the Metropolitan Division)

New York; Sunday, 5 p.m. MT

BOTTOM LINE: The Edmonton Oilers visit the New York Rangers after Leon Draisaitl scored two goals in the Oilers' 2-1 overtime win over the New York Islanders.

New York has a 33-28-6 record overall and a 16-14-3 record on its home ice. The Rangers have allowed 201 goals while scoring 202 for a +1 scoring differential.

Edmonton is 18-13-2 on the road and 38-24-4 overall. The Oilers have a +19 scoring differential, with 211 total goals scored and 192 given up.

The teams square off Sunday for the second time this season. The Oilers won 6-2 in the last meeting. Connor McDavid led the Oilers with two goals.

TOP PERFORMERS: Artemi Panarin has 29 goals and 41 assists for the Rangers. Vincent Trocheck has three goals and four assists over the past 10 games.

McDavid has 24 goals and 61 assists for the Oilers. Draisaitl has eight goals and seven assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 5-3-2, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.6 assists, 3.8 penalties and 9.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.2 goals per game.

Oilers: 4-6-0, averaging 2.6 goals, 4.5 assists, 3.3 penalties and 6.9 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game.

INJURIES: Rangers: None listed.

Oilers: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.