A small three game slate Monday, all out west late in the evening, but with plenty for your pools. Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl led the Oilers, Joseph Woll held firm in Vancouver, and the Islanders and Sharks played a tight one. Here is the tour of the night.
Oilers 3, Rangers 1: McDavid and Draisaitl, again
Connor McDavid opened the scoring at 6:42 of the first period, his 11th goal of the season. Leon Draisaitl doubled the lead at 2:59 of the second, his 17th, on passes from Vasily Podkolzin and Mattias Ekholm. Jaroslav Chmelar cut the lead short handed at 5:05 of the second, his 2nd goal, on a pass from Mika Zibanejad. Draisaitl finished the scoring into an empty net at 18:47 of the third, his 18th goal.
Devon Levi made 28 saves on 29 shots for the win. Dylan Garand made 17 saves on 19 shots in the loss. The Rangers outshot Edmonton 29 to 20, but the Oilers were more efficient.
For your pool: McDavid is at 48 points in 19 games, Draisaitl at 18 goals. They are must starts, obviously. Levi is gaining ground in the Edmonton net, an option to watch in formats that count goalie wins. Chmelar, at his second goal of the season, is a depth option only.
Flyers 3, Canucks 1: Woll holds on and Sanheim seals it
Michael Bunting scored his first goal as a Flyer at 2:03 of the first period, on passes from Christian Dvorak and Nick Seeler. Travis Konecny doubled the lead on the power play at 3:05 of the second, his 2nd goal of the season, on passes from Matvei Michkov and Dvorak. Jonathan Lekkerimaki cut the lead at 12:44 of the third, his 7th goal, on passes from Brock Boeser and Elias Pettersson.
Joseph Woll made 18 saves on 19 shots for the win, his second of the season. Leevi Merilainen made 14 saves on 16 shots in the loss. Travis Sanheim sealed the win into an empty net short handed at 19:01 of the third period, with the Canucks net empty.
For your pool: Dvorak picked up two assists and keeps producing at center. Konecny, with only two goals this season, is still an interesting buy low on the power play. Lekkerimaki, promoted to the top line with Pettersson and Boeser, deserves a look in deep formats.
Islanders 2, Sharks 3: Stenberg decides it in the shootout
Ben Hutton opened the scoring at 6:14 of the first period, on passes from Simon Holmstrom and Bo Horvat. Ivar Stenberg tied it at 16:41 of the first, his 6th goal, on passes from Tyler Toffoli and Ty Dellandrea. Victor Eklund put the Islanders back ahead on the power play at 1:11 of the second, his 6th goal, on passes from Brayden Schenn and Matthew Schaefer. Toffoli tied it again at 12:12 of the second, his 5th goal, on passes from Dmitry Orlov and Eric Pohlkamp.
Ilya Sorokin made 37 saves on 39 shots in the loss, and Yaroslav Askarov made 30 saves on 32 shots for the win. No goal in the third period or in overtime. In the shootout, Ivar Stenberg was the only scorer, in the seventh round, to give the Sharks the win. The second period featured two fights after Kyle MacLean hit Stenberg, and Bo Horvat saved a sure goal late in the first period by diving behind Sorokin on a Macklin Celebrini breakaway.
For your pool: Schaefer, with his 12th assist of the season, keeps producing like a top defenseman, even at his young age. Toffoli, with a goal and an assist, stays useful in formats that count goals. Stenberg, at six goals, is a nice surprise in San Jose.
Takeaways
Hot: Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Christian Dvorak and Tyler Toffoli. Goalies to watch: Devon Levi (28 saves), Joseph Woll (18 saves) and Ilya Sorokin (37 saves in the loss). For deep formats: Jonathan Lekkerimaki, Ivar Stenberg and Jaroslav Chmelar.
Elsewhere around the league: Connor Hellebuyck will not play Tuesday in Winnipeg, Jake Allen gets the start (our article). In Colorado, Josh Manson is on long-term injured reserve and Cale Makar is uncertain for Tuesday (our article). Patrick Kane is on injured reserve in Chicago (upper body, retroactive to Nov. 2), and Drew Commesso was recalled as the backup goalie. Miro Heiskanen is day to day in Dallas. Evander Kane has chosen to sign in the KHL, according to his agent Dan Milstein.
Sources
The facts in this article come from the official NHL game summaries and team announcements.