Maple Leafs snuff Oilers’ late rally for 4-3 win

Mitch Marner and Matthew Knies every had a aim and an help and the Toronto Maple Leafs ended their three-game shedding streak by holding on for a 4-3 victory over the host Edmonton Oilers on Saturday.

William Nylander and Bobby McMann additionally scored for Toronto, whereas Auston Matthews picked up a pair of assists. Goaltender Joseph Woll made 45 saves within the victory.

Marner tallied what ended up being the game-winning aim 18 seconds into the third interval, zipping by way of a crowd of Oilers for his sixteenth tally of the season.

That put the Maple Leafs up 4-1, however Edmonton then rallied.

Zach Hyman discovered the again of the web at 6:04 of the third by chopping into the center of the ice and snapping a shot previous Woll. Corey Perry then fooled Toronto’s goalie with a snap shot from the blue line that minimize the Oilers’ deficit to 4-3 at 11:33.

It regarded like Edmonton tied issues up with simply over two minutes remaining, however Leon Draisaitl had his aim referred to as again for offside following a coach’s problem. Toronto held on from there.

Evan Bouchard additionally scored for the Oilers, who’ve dropped back-to-back video games after successful three in a row. Stuart Skinner completed with 24 saves.

Nylander took over the sport early. Lower than two minutes into the competition, he dangled the puck previous Edmonton defenseman John Klingberg, however he was unable to slip it into the web. Then with 13:28 left within the first, Nylander scored for the thirtieth time this season.

Knies doubled up the Maple Leafs’ lead lower than three minutes later whereas on the ability play, making it 2-0 at 9:08.

The onslaught continued at 12:50 of the opening body, as McMann tallied one other power-play marker for the Maple Leafs to place Edmonton in a 3-0 gap.

Bouchard lastly received the Oilers on the board because of a scorching slap shot with 8:33 remaining within the center body.

–Subject Stage Media