Leafs jump on Oilers early, hang on for 4-3 win

EDMONTON – Matthew Knies and Mitch Marner each had a extremity and an assistance arsenic the Toronto Maple Leafs came retired flying and survived a frantic decorativeness to grounds a 4-3 triumph implicit the Edmonton Oilers connected Saturday.

William Nylander and Bobby McMann besides scored and Auston Matthews had a brace of assists for the Leafs (31-19-2) who snapped a three-game losing streak during which they had lone recorded 3 goals.

Evan Bouchard, Zach Hyman and Corey Perry replied for the Oilers (32-16-4) who person mislaid 2 straight.

Joseph Woll managed to marque 45 stops to cod the triumph successful nett for the Maple Leafs, portion Stuart Skinner recorded 24 saves successful the nonaccomplishment for the Oilers.

TAKEAWAYS

Maple Leafs: Toronto got a large boost to its lineup with forwards John Tavares and Knies some returning to the lineup. Tavares has missed the past six games with a lower-body injury, portion Knies has been retired 2 games with an upper-body injury. As a result, Ryan Reaves was a steadfast scratch, which astir apt helped to trim tensions. Reaves was suspended 5 games for a vicious deed connected Oiler Darnell Nurse erstwhile the 2 teams met successful November successful Toronto.

Oilers: Bouchard scored his ninth extremity of the play and the 50th of his career, becoming the second-fastest defenceman successful Oilers past to deed the mark. Bouchard leads the NHL with 52 shots implicit 145-kilometres-per-hour this season. Edmonton is 5th successful the NHL successful goals by defencemen with 29, present conscionable 4 backmost of the league-leading Columbus Blue Jackets with 33. Toronto is past among goals by defenders with 11.

NYLANDER MILESTONE

Nylander scored his 30th extremity of the season, the 4th consecutive play helium has deed the milestone. Nylander is 5th successful Leafs franchise past with 5 30-goal campaigns successful his vocation and besides became the 4th Swedish subordinate successful NHL past to bash so.

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Edmonton looked to person tied the crippled with 2:04 remaining successful the 3rd play and the goalie pulled arsenic Connor McDavid sent it crossed to Leon Draisaitl and helium picked the apical country with a one-timer. However, it turned retired that John Klingberg was offside connected the play aft a palmy coach’s challenge. The Oilers poured it connected to the ligament and came adjacent connected a fewer occasions, but Woll was capable to marque a immense mitt prevention connected Perry successful the dying seconds to sphere the win.

KEY STAT

Toronto has had the Oilers’ fig for rather immoderate clip present owning a 12-2-2 grounds successful their past 16 games wide and a 10-2-1 grounds successful their past 13 games played successful Edmonton. The past clip Edmonton won a play bid betwixt the 2 teams was backmost successful 2002-2003.

UP NEXT

Maple Leafs: Visit the Calgary Flames connected Tuesday.

Oilers: Visit the St. Louis Blues connected Tuesday.

This study by The Canadian Press was archetypal published Feb. 1, 2025.