McDavid powers Oilers over Maple Leafs
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The Edmonton Oilers (14-11-6, 34 points) open a five-game road trip on Friday night when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs (14-11-5, 33 points) at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, with Edmonton 3-0-1 in its last four games while the Leafs are 1-0-2 in their last three.
Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist and Tristan Jarry made 25 saves in his first game for Edmonton, helping the Oilers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3 on Saturday night.
That corner the Leafs looked to be turning is suddenly in the past. They lost 6-3 to the Oilers, marking their third loss in four games.
Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Troy Stecher will walk into Scotiabank Arena on Saturday night with "extra motivation" as his former team, the Edmonton Oilers, roll into town.
Billy Heyen is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University who has written about many sports and fantasy sports for The Sporting News. Sports reporting work has also appeared in a number of newspapers, including the Sandusky Register and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle
Former NHL enforcer Jay Rosehill ripped into the Toronto Maple Leafs for their third-period collapse in a 6-3 rout by the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday.
Tristan Jarry made his feelings clear on the trade that sent him to Edmonton after a decade with the Penguins.
It's not just injuries that have caused the Leafs to drop three of the last four, including a humbling beatdown by the Oilers.