Oilers' Levi back in net and Draisaitl says he's 'the main reason' they won
Devon Levi made 28 saves in Monday's 3-1 win over the Rangers, his first start since returning from a lower-body injury.
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Devon Levi made 28 saves in Monday's 3-1 win over the Rangers, and Leon Draisaitl said afterward that Levi was the main reason Edmonton won.
Levi, 24, returned from a lower-body injury that kept him out for seven games. He has an 8-1-0 record in Edmonton's net since joining the team in the off-season, when the Oilers traded a third-round pick to Buffalo for him.
"I think he's the main reason that we won the game," Draisaitl said. Connor Murphy, the Oilers defenceman, said: "Any time you have your goalie as your best player, you're in a good spot."
Levi, a Quebec native who played 39 NHL games over three seasons with the Sabres, spent all of last season with Buffalo's AHL team before the trade. "That's why I'm here, right? The last line of defence," he said of making big saves.
The Oilers are 13-3-3 and have won two straight. Draisaitl scored two goals, including an empty-netter with 1:13 to play, and Connor McDavid also scored.
The Rangers' response to the loss was not available at deadline.
