Edmonton Oilers at Toronto Maple Leafs

· National Hockey League

Edmonton Oilers

42-22-4

Final
3 - 6

Toronto Maple Leafs

40-20-9

Bobby McMann has 2 goals and an assist, Maple Leafs beat Oilers 6-3

“Team effort,” McMann said. “A lot of guys contributed to that. There’s a reason we get opportunities, odd-man rushes, plays around the net. Guys around us are working hard.”

Pontus Holmberg also scored twice, William Nylander had a goal and an assist, and Matthews added assist. Ilya Samsonov made 31 saves before leaving because of an injury with 3:39 left. Martin Jones stopped five shots in relief.

“Our guys just competed hard,” said Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe, who added Samsonov should be fine. “We played with lots of attitude.”

Toronto has won two straight to improve to 40-20-9. Edmonton dropped to 42-22-4. The Oilers were 9-1-2 over their previous 12.

Former Maple Leafs winger Zach Hyman scored his 49th for Edmonton. Corey Perry and Leon Draisaitl also connected for the Oilers, and Connor McDavid had three assists. Stuart Skinner allowed five goals on 23 shots in two periods, and Calvin Pickard made five stops in relief.

“Weird game,” Draisaitl said. “They probably capitalized on every single one of their chances, and we gave up a little too much the first 40.”

After the Maple Leafs killed off an early penalty, McMann opened the scoring at 4:17 of the first period. Nylander put the home side up two with his 39th on a slick power-play deflection with 1:46 left in the period.

Holmberg made it 3-0 at 8:02 of the second after Matthews won a race for the puck and Max Domi unselfishly found the forward for a wide-open net. The Swede added his second of the night 3:02 later on a three-on-one. McMann made it 5-0 with 4:14 left in the period.

Hyman scored on a power play 4:59 into the third and Perry cut it 5-2 on a man advantage at 8:32. Draisaitl scored his 36th with 3:39 left and Pickard on the bench for an extra attacker on a sequence that saw Samsonov get hurt and depart.

The Oilers continued to press, with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins hitting the post, but Toronto held on before Matthews iced it.

The Leafs were minus injured forwards Mitch Marner (high ankle sprain) and Calle Jarnkrok (hand), while winger Tyler Bertuzzi and defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin both missed out with an illness.

UP NEXT

Oilers: At Ottawa on Sunday night.

Maple Leafs: At Carolina on Sunday night.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 4:17	Bobby McMann Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: John Tavares (32), Timothy Liljegren (19)
Goal	1st Period 18:14	William Nylander Goal (39) Tip-In, assists: Timothy Liljegren (20)
Goal	2nd Period 8:02	Pontus Holmberg Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Max Domi (32), Auston Matthews (33)
Goal	2nd Period 11:04	Pontus Holmberg Goal (6) Tip-In, assists: Bobby McMann (9), Morgan Rielly (44)
Goal	2nd Period 15:46	Bobby McMann Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: William Nylander (54), John Tavares (33)
Goal	3rd Period 4:59	Zach Hyman Goal (49) Tip-In, assists: Connor McDavid (87), Evan Bouchard (53)
Goal	3rd Period 8:32	Corey Perry Goal (10) Tip-In, assists: Evander Kane (18), Connor McDavid (88)
Goal	3rd Period 16:21	Leon Draisaitl Goal (36) Snap Shot, assists: Connor McDavid (89), Evan Bouchard (54)
Goal	3rd Period 19:47	Auston Matthews Goal (58) Wrist Shot, assists: none

Statistics

EDM		TOR
11	Blocked Shots	28
31	Hits	33
5	Takeaways	7
39	Shots	29
2	Power Play Goals	1
5	Power Play Opportunities	3
40.0	Power Play Percentage	33.3
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
30	Faceoffs Won	27
52.6	Faceoff Win Percent	47.4
9	Giveaways	11
6	Total Penalties	7
23	Penalty Minutes	17