Update (1:07 p.m. ET, Monday): The probable starting goalie for the New York Rangers has changed. Dylan Garand is now projected to start in net for New York, replacing Joonas Korpisalo in the probable lineup.
Devon Levi remains the probable starter for the Edmonton Oilers. The Oilers’ injury report has also grown, with goaltender Frederik Andersen now listed on injured reserve with a knee injury and a projected return date of Dec. 30.
The New York Rangers and Edmonton Oilers meet again Monday at Rogers Place, eight days after the Oilers beat the Rangers 4-1 in New York. The Rangers vs Oilers Nov. 9 rematch pits a Rangers team that has won three straight against an Oilers club that leads the season series 1-0 and sits atop the Pacific Division at 12-3-3.
New York enters at 10-7-1 and third in the Metropolitan Division, nine points back of division-leading Carolina. Edmonton holds the top spot in the Pacific with 27 points, one ahead of Vegas. Puck drop is 8 p.m. ET, and the game carries early-season weight for both clubs as they jockey for playoff positioning in their respective conferences.
Rangers Vs Oilers Game Information
- Date: Monday, Nov. 9
- Time: 8 p.m. ET
- Venue: Rogers Place, Edmonton, AB
- TV/Streaming: ESPN+, MSG
- Season series: Oilers lead 1-0
By The Numbers
- Goals (season totals): Rangers 55, Oilers 74
- Goals against (season totals): Rangers 52, Oilers 53
- Save percentage: Rangers .903, Oilers .892
- Average goals against: Rangers 2.89, Oilers 2.94
- Shooting percentage: Rangers 12.0%, Oilers 15.9%
- Power-play goals: Rangers 10, Oilers 22
- Faceoff percentage: Rangers 54.1%, Oilers 50.0%
- Shots on goal (season totals): Rangers 460, Oilers 466
Rangers Outlook
New York has won three of its last five games, including back-to-back victories over the Flyers (3-2) and a comeback win at the Seattle Kraken (4-3) on Nov. 7. The Rangers’ only loss in that stretch outside the Oilers game came against the Kings, 6-3, on Oct. 26.
The Rangers carry a 54.1% faceoff rate, the best mark in this matchup, and their .903 team save percentage edges Edmonton’s .892. Adam Fox leads the team with 20 assists and 22 points, while Alexis Lafreniere paces the forwards with nine goals. Dylan Garand is now projected as the probable starting goalie for Monday’s game, with Igor Shesterkin remaining on injured reserve following right knee surgery and not expected back until September 2027.
New York’s offense has produced just 55 goals this season on a 12.0% shooting rate, the lower number in this comparison. Forward depth is further thinned by Joe Veleno (right lower body, injured reserve) and Aidan Thompson (undisclosed, injured reserve, with a projected return date of Nov. 13). Defenseman Alberts Smits is day-to-day with an upper body injury, and Sean Durzi remains on injured reserve with a lower body issue.
Oilers Outlook
Edmonton has won three of its last five, including a 4-0 shutout of the Islanders and a 4-2 win over Vancouver on Sunday, sandwiched around back-to-back losses to New Jersey in a shootout and Anaheim. The Oilers’ 74 goals and 197 total points this season both outpace New York’s totals by wide margins.
Connor McDavid leads all skaters in this matchup with 37 assists and 47 points, while Leon Draisaitl has scored a team-high 16 goals. Edmonton’s power play has converted 22 goals, more than double New York’s total, giving the Oilers an edge whenever the Rangers take a penalty. Devon Levi is projected as the probable starting goalie for Monday’s game.
The Oilers’ injury list has grown and is now longer than the Rangers’. Colton Dach is out with an illness and projected to return Nov. 11. Isaac Howard (left knee), Alec Regula (undisclosed) and Matt Savoie (lower body) all remain on injured reserve, with projected returns stretching from Nov. 17 to Nov. 24. Goaltender Frederik Andersen has also been placed on injured reserve with a knee injury, with a projected return date of Dec. 30, leaving Levi as the clear choice between the pipes for Edmonton on Monday.
Key Matchup
Edmonton’s power play, which has scored 22 goals this season compared to New York’s 10, will test a Rangers penalty kill that already surrendered a power-play strike in the teams’ first meeting. The Oilers’ 15.9% team shooting percentage also outpaces the Rangers’ 12.0%, a gap that shows up most when McDavid and Draisaitl get extra space with the man advantage.
New York’s best counter is its faceoff edge. The Rangers have won at faceoffs at a 54.1% clip against Edmonton’s 50.0%, a difference that can limit the Oilers’ offensive-zone time and keep McDavid and Draisaitl starting shifts further from the net. With Garand now projected to start for New York in place of Korpisalo, the Rangers’ goaltending matchup against Levi becomes a fresh variable in a game that was already shaping up around special teams and faceoff play.
What To Watch
New York is trying to build on a three-game winning streak and climb the Metropolitan Division table, where it trails Carolina by nine points. Edmonton, meanwhile, is looking to hold off Vegas atop the Pacific Division with a one-point cushion. A Rangers win would also even the season series against an Oilers team that has already beaten them once this year.
The goaltending change in New York, with Garand now projected ahead of Korpisalo, is worth tracking before puck drop, as is Edmonton’s deepening injury list after Andersen joined Howard, Regula and Savoie on injured reserve. New York looks to carry its recent form, detailed in Total Apex Sports’ recap of the Rangers’ 4-3 win over Seattle and the preview of that Nov. 7 matchup, into Rogers Place. Edmonton’s injury situation up front follows a stretch covered in Total Apex Sports’ report on Isaac Howard’s day-to-day injury before it became a longer-term absence, and in the Oilers’ 4-0 win over the Islanders on Oct. 31.
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