TORONTO – Connor McDavid had two targets and an help because the Edmonton Oilers thumped the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3 on Saturday.
Vasily Podkolzin, with two, Darnell Nurse and Zach Hyman supplied the remainder of the offence for Edmonton (15-11-6). Tristan Jarry made 25 saves and Leon Draisaitl added three assists to present him 999 profession factors. The Oilers improved to 6-2-1 over their final 9 video games.
Jarry and defenceman Spencer Stastney made their debuts for Edmonton. Jarry was acquired from Pittsburgh on Friday in a five-player deal that included fellow goaltender Stuart Skinner and blueliner Brett Kulak heading the opposite means. Stastney was added in a separate cope with Nashville.
Steven Lorentz, with a objective and an help, Easton Cowan and Oliver Ekman-Larsson replied for Toronto (14-12-5). Dennis Hildeby allowed six targets on 32 pictures earlier than getting pulled for the Leafs, who misplaced in regulation for the primary time since Nov. 28 after going 4-0-2 over their final six contests. Artur Akhtyamov — Toronto’s fifth netminder to see motion 32 video games into the season — made 4 saves in reduction in his first NHL motion.
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Down 2-1 within the second interval, McDavid was credited together with his second objective of the sport when Maple Leafs defenceman Troy Stecher by accident put the puck in his personal web.
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Nurse then gave the guests the lead for good with 31 seconds left earlier than the intermission. Podkolzin added two targets early within the third to seal it as Edmonton put three previous Hildeby in 2:26.
TAKEAWAYS
Oilers: Head coach Kris Knoblauch was requested pre-game about Stecher, who was claimed on waivers from Edmonton final month and has been an essential contributor for a battered blue-line corps. “No matter if he was taking part in or not, he introduced the identical angle,” Knoblauch mentioned. “We’re very glad that he’s having a variety of success right here.”
Maple Leafs: Ekman-Larsson suited up after the defenceman left Thursday’s 3-2 time beyond regulation loss to San Jose with a lower-body harm.
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Knoblauch loaded up his prime line late within the second interval and was rewarded when Nurse buried the winner off a setup from McDavid and Draisaitl.
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Saturday marked the twentieth assembly between McDavid and Auston Matthews, who have been chosen first general in consecutive years. McDavid went No. 1 on the 2015 draft earlier than Matthews did the identical 12 months later.
UP NEXT
Oilers: Visit the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday.
Maple Leafs: Host the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Dec. 13, 2025.
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