# Rangers feel good after 3-1 loss to Oilers

> Rangers secure key wins despite 3-1 road loss to Oilers.
- Title: Rangers feel good after 3-1 loss to Oilers · Yahoo Sports
- Summary: Rangers secure key wins despite 3-1 road loss to Oilers. Rangers' strong defensive play and Chmelar's short-handed goal help them stay competitive despite…
- Keywords: new york rangers, edmonton oilers, dylan garand, connor mcdavid, jaroslav chmelar, nhl, special teams, short-handed goal, Yahoo Sports
- Source: Yahoo Sports — https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/plenty-rangers-feel-good-despite-051323288.html
- Published: 2026-11-10T05:13:23+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: new york rangers, edmonton oilers, dylan garand, connor mcdavid, jaroslav chmelar, nhl, special teams, short-handed goal, sports
## Rangers' defensive strength
Rangers neutralized Oilers for long stretches, allowing only two high-danger scoring chances 5v5 the entire night.
## Oilers capitalize on gift
Leon Draisaitl scored twice to reach 18 goals, Connor McDavid cashed in a gift-wrapped turnover for his 48th point.
## Rangers' defensive performance
Rangers out-shot Oilers 29-20 overall and smothered them in final two periods, giving up six shots on goal per period.
## Chmelar's short-handed goal
Chmelar scored first career short-handed goal over Levi's glove at 5:05 in second period.
## Rangers' penalty kill success
Rangers have top penalty kill in NHL with 89.7 percent success rate, killing all three Edmonton power plays.
## Oilers' power play struggles
Oilers power play ranks third in NHL at 32.4 percent success rate, but Rangers killed all three Edmonton power plays.
## Chmelar's performance
Chmelar showed assertiveness with two shots on goal and a short-handed goal after being sent to box for delay of game.
## Rangers' power play failure
Rangers power play went 0-for-5 and failed twice in third period when trailing by one goal.
## Key takeaway

Rangers' strong defensive play and Chmelar's short-handed goal help them stay competitive despite 3-1 loss to Oilers.