Edmonton Oilers at New York Rangers
· National Hockey LeagueArvidsson scores go-ahead goal as Oilers beat Rangers 3-1
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.
Oilers: Edmonton improved to 19-13-2 on the road.
EDM wins series 2-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 19:17 | Corey Perry Goal (15) Backhand, assists: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (24), Leon Draisaitl (52) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 5:00 | Will Cuylle Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Artemi Panarin (43), Vincent Trocheck (26) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 6:09 | Viktor Arvidsson Goal (9) Deflected, assists: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (25) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 16:35 | Connor McDavid Goal (25) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (26), Brett Kulak (16) |
Statistics
EDM |
NYR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Edstrom, C | Injured Reserve | Dec 10 |
| Adam Fox, D | Injured Reserve | Nov 30 |
Edmonton Oilers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Connor Clattenburg, C | Injured Reserve | Dec 11 |
| Jake Walman, D | Injured Reserve | Dec 11 |
| Jack Roslovic, C | Injured Reserve | Dec 11 |
| Kasperi Kapanen, RW | Injured Reserve | Dec 8 |
| Noah Philp, C | Injured Reserve | Dec 8 |
Game Information
Madison Square Garden
Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 18,006 | Capacity:
Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 18,006 | Capacity:
2025-26 Pacific Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Anaheim |
20 | 12 | 42 | 2 |
Vegas |
16 | 6 | 41 | 9 |
Edmonton |
16 | 12 | 38 | 6 |
Los Angeles |
14 | 9 | 37 | 9 |
San Jose |
17 | 14 | 37 | 3 |
Seattle |
12 | 13 | 30 | 6 |
Calgary |
13 | 17 | 30 | 4 |
Vancouver |
13 | 17 | 29 | 3 |
2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Carolina |
21 | 9 | 44 | 2 |
NY Islanders |
19 | 12 | 41 | 3 |
Philadelphia |
17 | 9 | 40 | 6 |
Washington |
18 | 11 | 40 | 4 |
Pittsburgh |
14 | 9 | 37 | 9 |
New Jersey |
18 | 14 | 37 | 1 |
NY Rangers |
16 | 15 | 36 | 4 |
Columbus |
14 | 13 | 34 | 6 |




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