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The Edmonton Oilers visit the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.
Matthews has 13 goals and 21 points through 26 games but has not taken over contests the way he has in past seasons.
TORONTO (AP) — 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. Vasily Podkolzin also scored twice,
Dennis Hildeby has gotten the full workload since Woll went down with the injury, and the Maple Leafs have been pleased with his play. The Swede has appeared in five games, including the one period where he took over for Woll in Carolina, and has two wins plus a .926 save percentage.
It's not just injuries that have caused the Leafs to drop three of the last four, including a humbling beatdown by the Oilers.
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.
What Connor McDavid did on Saturday night for the Edmonton Oilers against the Toronto Maple Leafs doesn't look real. He hit a turbo button that no one else in the NHL has access to. Or put another way, McDavid went into fast forward while everyone else was on regular speed.
That corner the Toronto Maple Leafs looked to be turning is suddenly in the past. They lost 6-3 to the Edmonton Oilers.