Monday, November 9, 2026
NHL recap: November 9, 2026 — Draisaitl, Sharks deliver
Leon Draisaitl’s two-goal night powered the Oilers past the Rangers, while the Flyers also secured a 3-1 victory on the road in Vancouver. San Jose needed a shootout to beat the Islanders, leaving our picks with two correct winners from three games.
Our picks last night: 2 of 3 correct.
Oilers 3, Rangers 1: Draisaitl scores twice
Connor McDavid opened the scoring at 6:42 of the first period at Rogers Place with his 11th goal of the season. Draisaitl made it 2-0 at 2:59 of the second before Jaroslav Chmelar answered with a shorthanded goal at 5:05 to bring the Rangers within one.
New York outshot Edmonton 31-20, but Draisaitl sealed the result with a shorthanded empty-netter at 18:47 of the third, his 18th goal of the season. Our pick correctly backed the Oilers, though our projected 4-2 score differed from the 3-1 final.
Flyers 3, Canucks 1: Konecny’s power-play goal proves decisive
Michael Bunting scored his first goal of the season at 2:03 of the opening period at Rogers Arena, giving Philadelphia an early lead. Travis Konecny doubled it on the power play at 3:05 of the second, with C. Dvorak collecting his second assist of the game.
Jonathan Lekkerimäki’s power-play goal at 12:44 of the third cut Vancouver’s deficit to 2-1, but Travis Sanheim’s shorthanded empty-netter at 19:01 finished it. The Canucks held a 19-17 edge in shots. Our Philadelphia pick was right on the winner, although we forecast a 4-3 result rather than 3-1.
Sharks 3, Islanders 2 (SO): Stenberg delivers the winner
The Islanders twice took the lead at SAP Center at San Jose. Ben Hutton opened the scoring at 6:14 of the first before Ivar Stenberg tied it at 16:41. Victor Eklund restored New York’s advantage with a power-play goal at 1:11 of the second, only for Tyler Toffoli to answer at 12:12.
The 2-2 tie held through the third period and overtime before Stenberg supplied the shootout winner. San Jose outshot the Islanders 41-32. Our pick missed this one: we backed New York to win 3-2, but the Sharks claimed that scoreline instead.
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