Rangers return from break, lose 4th straight, 4-1 to Oilers

The New York Rangers dropped their fourth consecutive regulation game, falling 4-1 to the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday night at Madison Square Garden. Connor McDavid opened the scoring just 50 seconds into the contest to extend his season-opening point streak to 15 games. Colton Dach scored twice, while Evan Bouchard added a power-play goal and an assist to lead Edmonton.

Pavel Dorofeyev scored the lone goal for New York in the second period, assisted by Scott Morrow in his season debut. Oilers goaltender Matt Tomkins made 28 saves on 29 shots to earn the win in his first NHL appearance since April 2024. Rangers goaltender Dylan Garand conceded three goals on 24 shots before Dach sealed the victory with an empty-netter.