Edmonton 6, Toronto 4
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, January 6, 2020
Where: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario
Referees:
Brad Meier, Francois St. Laurent
Linesmen:
Devin Berg, Travis Toomey
Attendance:
19507
By Field Level Media
Connor McDavid had a goal and three assists and the visiting Edmonton Oilers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-4 on Monday night.
Alex Chiasson and Leon Draisaitl each had a goal and an assist for the Oilers, who have won consecutive games. Darnell Nurse, Kailer Yamamoto and Oscar Klefbom also scored a goal for Edmonton.
Mike Smith made 32 saves in the Edmonton goal.
Pierre Engvall had a goal and an assist for the Maple Leafs. Jason Spezza, Frederik Gauthier and Auston Matthews also had goals. Kasperi Kapanen added two assists.
The loss ended a stretch of 10 consecutive games in which Toronto had earned at least one point (9-0-1).
Maple Leafs goalie Frederik Andersen was replaced at 1:45 of the second period after allowing three goals on 19 shots. Michael Hutchinson replaced him and allowed three goals on 16 shots.
Klefbom scored his fifth goal of the season at 7:51 of the first period on a wrist shot from the left point.
Nurse scored his fourth goal this season 34 seconds into the second period with a high wrist shot on a pass from McDavid. Yamamoto scored his second goal in his fourth game of the season from the left circle at 1:45 of the period before Hutchinson replaced Andersen.
Spezza scored his sixth goal this season from the left circle on a pass from Engvall at 2:24 of the second.
The Maple Leafs had a two-man advantage for 1:23 of the second period but could not score.
Edmonton took a 4-1 lead at 13:41 of the second on Chiasson's fifth goal, a high shot from the left circle.
Gauthier scored his fifth of the season at 16:22 of the second after beating an Edmonton defender to the puck in the slot. Engvall deflected Justin Holl's shot for his seventh goal at 19:13 of the second.
Draisaitl scored his 25th of the season at 6:26 of the third period with Toronto's Alex Kerfoot serving a delay-of-game penalty.
McDavid scored his 24th goal on a nifty move at 11:26 of the third for a 6-3 lead.
Matthews notched his 29th on a power play at 13:18.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Edmonton |
|
Toronto |
Connor McDavid 4 |
Points |
Pierre Engvall 2 |
Connor McDavid 1 |
Goals |
Pierre Engvall 1 |
Connor McDavid 3 |
Assists |
Kasperi Kapanen 2 |
Leon Draisaitl 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Auston Matthews 1 |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Mike Smith .889 |
Save Percentage |
Frederik Andersen .842 |
Mike Smith 32 |
Saves |
Frederik Andersen 16 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Edmonton
|
35 |
6 |
1-5 |
3-4 |
8 |
26 |
Toronto
|
36 |
4 |
1-4 |
4-5 |
10 |
37 |
Upcoming Games
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Toronto will play their next game at home against Winnipeg. The Maple Leafs have a W/L % of .600 after a win and .474 after a loss.
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Edmonton will play their next game on the road against Montreal. The Oilers have a W/L % of .409 after a win and .609 after a loss.