McDavid, Dach lead Oilers to 4-1 win over Rangers
Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist, Colton Dach scored twice and Matt Tomkins made 27 saves in New York.
What's newMcDavid reached 30 assists in an NHL-record 15 games and set Edmonton’s record for opening-minute goals.
Connor McDavid scored 50 seconds into the game and added an assist as the Edmonton Oilers beat the New York Rangers 4-1 on Sunday at Madison Square Garden.
McDavid also reached 30 assists in 15 games, surpassing Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record of 16 games in 1984-85, according to the League’s recap. His goal was the eighth opening-minute goal of his career, moving him past Mark Messier for the Oilers’ record.
Colton Dach scored twice and Evan Bouchard finished with a goal and two assists. Matt Tomkins made 27 saves for Edmonton, which won its third straight game.
McDavid opened the scoring after taking a pass from Bouchard, banking the puck off the boards to himself and skating past Vladislav Gavrikov before beating Dylan Garand. Dach made it 2-0 at 6:19 of the first period.
Bouchard extended the lead with a power-play goal at 9:49 of the second. McDavid earned an assist on the play, giving him an assist in each of Edmonton’s first 15 games this season.
Pavel Dorofeyev answered for New York at 13:22 of the second period. Dach added an empty-net goal late in the third.
Garand made 21 saves for the Rangers, who lost their fourth consecutive game.
