The Edmonton Oilers came out cold but a red hot Stuart Skinner played brilliantly in net, leading Edmonton to a 2-0 win over the New York Rangers.
In total the Grade A shots were 20 to seven for the Rangers, with the subset of 5-alarm shots eight to five for the Rangers.
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CONNOR MCDAVID, 7. Got it done on defence, then picked it up on the attack in the third. Nothing much going in on the first period, but did get off one marginal Grade A on a late rush. Passed up a slot shot, Edmonton’s fourth such play, in the second. He set up Ekholm, then Bouchard, then Savoie for Grade As in the third. After battles won by Tomasek and Mangiapane, broke in for his own Grade A shot. Fed Henrique for the empty netter. GRADE A SHOTS PLUS-MINUS: