The Edmonton Oilers (5-4-3) hosted the New York Rangers (5-5-2) on Thursday evening (October 30) as the home team celebrated Adam Henrique’s 1,000th game milestone with a pregame ceremony. Both teams had a mediocre start to the season, but won their previous games. This was the final game of their two-game season series, with the Oilers coming away with a 2–0 shutout victory on October 14. The Rangers evened the series when they came from behind and won 4-3 in extra time. Here is your game overview.
Summary of the game
The Rangers opened the scoring 5:44 into the first period on an unassisted marker. Jonny Brodzinski intercepted Evan Bouchard’s D-to-D pass at the Rangers blue line, and he went in on a breakaway and beat goaltender Stuart Skinner with the backhand, over the top of the blocker.
The Oilers responded shortly thereafter. Jake Walman made a fake shot and found Darnell Nurse in the right faceoff circle. His one-timer beat goaltender Igor Shesterkin through the five-hole for his second of the campaign (6:51 into the period). New York had a power play in the late stages of the period, but was unable to capitalize on it. That’s why we were tied at one after the opening frame, with the Rangers having a 15-10 shot lead.
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At 8:48 of the second period, Matt Savoie scored his first NHL goal with a power play marker. Henrique threw the puck on net and it went off Savoie’s skate and past Shesterkin. Then the Oilers took a 3-1 lead 10:21 into the period. The nurse’s shot was on Shesterkin’s pad as it drifted into the net. The officials reviewed the play and it was determined that the puck had completely crossed the line. Edmonton took that lead into the locker room, with the Oilers holding a slim 24-23 shot lead.
The Rangers came out aggressively in the third period, reaching 3-2 8:18 into the final frame. Will Cuylle drove hard to the net, and Braden Schneider followed and pounced on the rebound for his first of the season. Then Edmonton had a 2-on-1 rush, but Shesterkin made an extended save to keep the game within reach. That save was huge, as the Rangers tied the score moments later. The Blue Shirts forced a turnover at the Edmonton blue line, and Taylor Raddysh came in and beat Skinner’s low glove for his fifth of the season.
Then, with 40 seconds left, the Rangers took a high-stick penalty. But the Oilers couldn’t score in regulation as the game headed to overtime.
The Rangers converted the rest of the penalty and won the game, thanks to JT Miller’s third of the season. He had all day to run in and beat the Oilers netminder to secure the victory. Shesterkin stopped 33 of 36 shots for a .917 save percentage (SV%) in the win, while Skinner stopped 30 of 34 shots for a .882 SV% in the loss.
The Rangers conclude their four-game Western Conference road trip on Saturday (November 1) against the Seattle Kraken. Meanwhile, the Oilers conclude their three-game homestand against the Chicago Blackhawks the same day. Keep following The hockey writers for all your NHL content throughout the season.
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