NEW YORK (Ticker) -- Raffi Torres' first career multi-goal game helped lead the Edmonton Oilers to a rare victory at Madison Square Garden.
Torres continued his breakout season and Ty Conklin made 32 saves as Edmonton beat the New York Rangers, 5-4, to record their first win here in more than 10 years.
The Oilers fell behind 2-0 with a little more than five minutes left in the first period, but scored four straight goals - three in the second period - to take control of the game.
Just 22 seconds after defenseman Boris Mironov tallied on the power play for the Rangers, Jarret Stoll struck for his first NHL goal, turning and driving the puck quickly past New York goaltender Mike Dunham.
Stoll had missed the previous five games while suffering from a bout of tonsillitis.
Former Ranger Radek Dvorak tied it 6:35 into the second while on the power play. Mike York, another former Ranger, ripped a slap shot from the left faceoff circle that hit the post and Dvorak put in the rebound from the right side for his first goal of the season.
Less than five minutes later, Torres caught Dunham out of position for the go-ahead goal and put in his own rebound about four minutes later.
The 22-year-old left wing, obtained from the New York Islanders before last season's NHL trade deadline, has blossomed in Edmonton, scoring six goals after failing to tally in his first 31 games.
"I'm just creating a little bit more opportunities right now," Torres said. "If I just keep it in tempo, and not try to do too much out there, I'll be able to keep getting pucks into the net. I think everyone is contributing and helping us be successful."
Rangers defenseman Brian Leetch's first goal of the season with 39 seconds left in the second stopped the onslaught, but Jason Chimera tallied 4:37 into the third period to restore Edmonton's two-goal lead.
Chimera noted how the Oilers outhit the Rangers.
"You have to," he said. "We're a hard-working team. To win games you have to have everyone come to play. I thought we did that tonight, we gave up some chances but overall we were pretty tough."
Bobby Holik made it a one-goal game with his second tally of the contest, but New York could not gain the equalizer.
"We think sometimes that we can beat someone on talent only," Holik said. "It's happened in the past and it's happened this year too. It just doesn't work that way.
"I don't know when we're going to learn but you're not going to beat anybody but yourself if you just rely on your talent. This game is 60 minutes and for a 60-minute game they were more intense and worked harder than us. Personally, I don't think we're anywhere where we need to be."
The Oilers won at Madison Square Garden for the first time since former Ranger and current Edmonton coach Craig MacTavish tallied the game-winner in overtime for Edmonton in a 4-3 triumph on March 17, 1993.
"After being 2-0 down, it seemed like we were more in the game than they were," Dvorak said. "We came out in the second period and after a slow start, we scored a couple of goals. That made it 3-2 right away, and then we scored the fourth one and the momentum changed."
Ryan Smyth collected two assists for Edmonton, which improved to 2-1-1 on its six-game road trip.
Conklin was playing place of Tommy Salo, who returned to Edmonton to have his injured hip examined.
"He made big saves at big times," Torres said of Conklin. "We feel totally confident with him in net. It's a big chance for him to step up."
Eric Lindros notched three assists and defenseman Tom Poti had two against his former team, but New York lost in regulation for just the second time in 10 home games. (4-2-2-2).
"We lost intensity completely," said Lindros, who has six points during a four-game point streak. "It seemed that we were not taking that extra step, whether it be to move a little bit to make sure we are giving a direct pass or moving our feet to make sure we are taking it cleanly on the stick.
"It was a foot here, or a couple of feet there and it adds up to a large long distance and we were shooting it out tonight. We are far away from where we need to be."
Dunham turned aside 23 of 28 shots, allowing more than three goals in a game for the first time in 10 appearances.
"Well it wasn't as good as past nights," he said. "That is going to happen. There were some funny bounces out there tonight. Tonight was one of those games when Edmonton was throwing the puck to the net and it was just weird. Some crazy goals. They got their sticks on some pucks they shouldn't have and they ended up in the net."
The Rangers also failed to give coach Glen Sather a win in his first game against his former team. Sather spent 24 seasons as Edmonton's coach or general manager, winning five Stanley Cups. As coach of the Oilers, he compiled a record of 464-268-110.
"We had things pretty much under control and now it seems like we're throwing the puck around in our own end and making a lot of mistakes, putting it up the boards, guys are picking it off," Sather said. "Lots of times they had three guys down low and were controlling that end of the building and it shouldn't happen."
