After going ten games without a goal, Connor McDavid got on the scoresheet and it was the game-winning goal as it fell in overtime. On the other hand, the Rangers struggled at night, as they didn’t get anything for free against Columbus.
NEW YORK RANGERS – COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS
4:1 (0:0, 2:0, 2:1)
Rangers got nothing for free
Columbus was a balanced opponent for the Rangers and fought with all its might for a point gain until the very end. In the end, the home team scored two goals into an empty net and went on to win 4:1.
Goals and saves
28. Panarin (Trocheck), 35. Fox (Kreider), 60. Kreider (Panarin, Vesey), 60. Panarin (Trouba, K. Miller) – 44. Sillinger (Severson).
Statistics
Shots on goal: 30 – 31 | Power play: 1/3 – 0/2 | Penalty minutes: 9-11
Who stood in the goal area?
Igor Šestorkin (NYR) – 30 tackles, 1 OG, success rate 96.8%, caught 59:48
Elvis Merzļikins (CBJ) – 26 tackles, 2 OG, 92.9% success, 58:37 catches
Czech and Slovak footprint
Without Czech and Slovak participation.
Three stars of the match
1. Artemij Panarin (NYR) – 2+1
2. Adam Fox (NYR) – 1+0
3. Jacob Trouba (NYR) – 0+1
EDMONTON OILERS – ST. LOUIS BLUES
3:2pp. (1:2, 1:0, 0:0 – 1:0)
McDavid scored three points
Except for the opening five minutes of the game, Edmonton was the better team and went all out to win. Finally, the Oilers shot him in overtime with Connor McDavid ending his shooting drought. In addition to that goal, he scored two more assists.
Goals and saves
19. Hyman (McDavid, Nugent-Hopkins), 25. Hyman (McDavid, Bouchard), 65. McDavid (Ekholm, Nugent-Hopkins) – 3. Thomas (Krug, Kyrou), 5. Bučnevich (Kyrou, Thomas).
Statistics
Shots on goal: 35 – 34 | Power play: 1/2 – 1/3 | Penalty minutes: 6 – 4
Who stood in the goal area?
Stuart Skinner (EDM) – 32 tackles, 2 OG, 94.1% success, 64:34 catches
Jordan Binnington (STL) – 32 tackles, 3 OG, 91.4% success, 64-12 interceptions
Czech and Slovak footprint
Without Czech and Slovak participation.
Three stars of the match
1. Zach Hyman (EDM) – 2+0
2. Connor McDavid (EDM) – 1+2
3. Robert Thomas (EDM) – 1+1
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