The New York Rangers put together an excellent game plan against the Edmonton Oilers in their second game of a four-game road trip.

Riding a three-game winning streak after defeating the Seattle Kraken over the weekend, optimism was high for the Rangers heading into a rematch against an Oilers squad that beat them 4-1 on Nov. 1.

While the score was nearly the same, with Edmonton coming away with a 3-1 victory to bookend New York’s three-game winning streak, this contest was a lot more competitive than the first. The Rangers executed most of the game plan exactly how they wanted, but there was one glaring difference between the squads: high-end offensive talent.

“But they still score,” Rangers center Mika Zibanejad said, via Vincent Z. Mercogliano of The Athletic (subscription required), when a member of the media mentioned the limited opportunities for Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid.…