Connor McDavid's remarkable season-opening assist streak came to an end on Monday night, but the Edmonton Oilers captain still found the scoresheet as his side beat the New York Rangers 3-1 at Rogers Place.

McDavid scored Edmonton's opening goal to extend his point streak to 19 games, yet finished the night without an assist, bringing his run of 18 straight games with a helper to a close. The streak stands tied for the second-longest assist streak in NHL history, behind only Wayne Gretzky's 23-game run in the 1990-91 season.

Draisaitl leads Oilers to victory

Leon Draisaitl scored twice for the second consecutive game to lead the hosts to victory. The German forward opened his account before adding an empty-net, short-handed goal at 18:47 of the third period, taking his NHL-leading goal total to 18.

McDavid had given Edmonton a 1-0 lead 6:42 into the game, capitalising on a giveaway by Rangers goaltender Dylan Garand. Devon Levi made 28 saves in the Oilers net, improving his record to 8-1-0, as Edmonton improved to 5-1-1 over its past seven games.

Streak ends on a scoring call

For a brief moment it looked as though McDavid's assist streak might survive. He was initially credited with a helper on Draisaitl's empty-net goal in the closing stages, which would have stretched the run to 19 games.

But the NHL later removed the assist from the scoresheet after ruling that the puck had last touched the stick of Rangers forward J.T. Miller, leaving Draisaitl's goal officially unassisted and ending McDavid's streak at 18 games. McDavid had tied Adam Oates for the second-longest assist streak in a single NHL season when he set up Mattias Ekholm's goal against the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday.

McDavid still leads the league

The Rangers pressed late with their goaltender pulled in search of an equaliser, but Draisaitl's short-handed empty-net goal settled the contest.

Despite the end of the assist run, McDavid's numbers remain extraordinary. He leads the NHL with 37 assists and 48 points through 19 games, with 11 goals to his name, and has recorded at least one point in every game Edmonton has played this season.

The Oilers captain now starts again from scratch, with a new point streak to build and the chasing pack still well behind him in the scoring race. For Edmonton, the win over the Rangers was another step in a strong run of form as the season moves towards its second quarter.

Sources: Reuters and Sportsnet via BVM Sports.