Oilers beat Rangers 4-1 as Bouchard posts a goal, two assists

The Oilers beat the Rangers 4-1 at Madison Square Garden, building a 2-0 lead in the first six minutes and never letting New York get closer than two goals. Edmonton moves to 11-2-2 and 24 points. The Rangers fall to 7-7-1.

Connor McDavid scored at 0:50 of the first on a wrist shot, with Evan Bouchard assisting. Colton Dach made it 2-0 at 6:19. Bouchard then scored himself at 9:49 of the second, a slap shot that made it 3-0. Pavel Dorofeyev answered at 13:22 with a snap shot to cut it to 3-1, but that was all the Rangers got.

Dach sealed it at 19:20 of the third for his second goal of the night and a 4-1 final. Bouchard was the player of the game with a Chirp Rating of 8.5 and a line of one goal, two assists and three shots on goal.

Chirp's Sim had the Rangers at 51% before the game. Edmonton did not follow that script.