Connor McDavid has a goal and an assist to lead the Oilers past the Rangers, 4-1

NEW YORK (AP) — Connor McDavid scored a goal and extended his NHL record season-opening assists streak to 15 games, powering the Edmonton Oilers past the New York Rangers 4-1 on Sunday.

On his first shift, McDavid added to his highlight reel and showed why he is considered the best hockey player in the world. He banked the puck off the boards to himself, shifted into another gear, blew past defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov and beat Dylan Garand.

The goal 50 seconds in broke a tie with two Hall of Famers: the 418th of his career passed Glenn Anderson for the fourth most in franchise history, and his eighth in the first minute of a game put him past Mark Messier for the most with the Oilers. McDavid is the fastest player in league history to 30 assists, leads all scorers with 39 points and is on pace to join Wayne Gretzky as the only players to reach 200 in a season.

Evan Bouchard had a goal and two assists to join Bobby Orr, Al MacInnis and Denis Potvin as the only defensemen with 25-plus points in his first 15 games. Journeyman goaltender Matt Tomkins, making his first start for Edmonton and seventh in the NHL, backstopped the team to its third consecutive victory by making some important saves among his 27.

Colton Dach had two goals, including an empty-netter with 39.4 seconds left to seal it. The Oilers are 7-0 on the road.

Garand, allowed three goals on 24 shots in his ninth consecutive appearance since Igor Shesterkin went down with a right knee injury. Pavel Dorofeyev scored for the Rangers, who have lost four in a row and six of their past seven after a strong start.

Oilers: At New Jersey on Tuesday night.

Rangers: Host St. Louis on Tuesday night.

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New York Rangers' Noah Laba (42) skates with the puck against Edmonton Oilers' Ty Emberson (49) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

New York Rangers goaltender Dylan Garand (33) stands in the goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Edmonton Oilers Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

Edmonton Oilers' Evan Bouchard (2) reacts after scoring a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid (97) skates on the ice during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid, right, reacts with Leon Draisaitl, left, after scoring a goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

A business jet crashed into a South Florida neighborhood and erupted into a ball of flames, killing all nine people on board and leaving a fiery crater. The cause was not immediately clear, but federal investigators are expected to provide an update Monday.

Video recorded by passersby captured the terrifying moment on Sunday afternoon when the Bahamas-bound aircraft plunged from the sky before slamming into the ground and exploding in Green Acres, about 7 miles (11 kilometers) southwest of West Palm Beach. Flames flickered around chunks of pavement lining the crater as shocked residents looked on in horror. Thick black smoke engulfed the crash site.

“Debris was everywhere. Debris hit my house. Everything was on fire. The road was on fire,” Anthony Blackmon, who lives near the crash site, told NBC affiliate WTVJ. “I’ve always seen it on the news, never thought it would happen so close to somebody like how it happened today.”

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said there were no immediate reports of anyone on the ground injured or killed. Authorities have not released the names of the people who died.

Palm Beach County authorities were evacuating about 600 people from a nearby mobile home community while the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board investigate the crash.

Authorities have not provided any information about what caused the Bahamas-bound Learjet 60 to crash. NTSB officials planned to hold a news conference in West Palm Beach on Monday.

The jet began its journey at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas, and airport spokesperson Jim Reynolds described it as a private aircraft. He could not immediately provide details about who was on board.

The plane was heading east at 35,000 feet (about 11 kilometers) when the pilot started to report problems.

The pilot said ice was accumulating on the jet and that turbulence was jolting it by as much as 700 feet (213 meters), according to air traffic control recordings captured by LiveATC.net. Rain pounded the region on Sunday.

“We have light, clear ice that is manageable and moderate turbulence,” the pilot told controllers.

The situation rapidly deteriorated.

The pilot requested permission to climb another 2,000 feet (about 610 meters) then quickly declared an emergency as the jet lost altitude at an alarming rate.

“We’re descending 8,000 — mayday, mayday — we’re descending 10,000 feet per minute,” the pilot radioed.

“We are in an overspeed condition descending 20,000 feet per minute,” the pilot radioed, before delivering a devastating acknowledgment of what was about to happen. “We’re going to crash into the ground.”

The plane banked sharply to the right before crashing and exploding.

“It was a cataclysmic plane crash,” DeSantis told reporters at the scene. “It looked like a missile going down and left a big crater on the side of the road.”

Taxin reported from Santa Ana, California. Associated Press transportation writer Josh Funk in Gretna, Nebraska, contributed.

Law enforcement respond to a plane crash in Palm Beach County, Fla., on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Elias)

Law enforcement respond to a plane crash in Palm Beach County, Fla., on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Elias)

Law enforcement respond to a plane crash in Palm Beach County, Fla., on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Elias)