The Maple Leafs-Edmonton Oilers game ended with Toronto continuing its strong run, defeating Edmonton 5-2 on Tuesday night for a third straight victory.
Matias Maccelli led the way with two goals for the Toronto Maple Leafs, while Matthew Knies added a goal and an assist. John Tavares scored his 20th of the season and Bobby McMann sealed the victory with an empty-net goal.
Goaltender Anthony Stolarz made 34 saves, including a key diving stop on Leon Draisaitl late in the third period.
The Edmonton Oilers got goals from Jake Walman and Kasperi Kapanen, while Connor Ingram stopped 22 shots. Edmonton briefly tied the score early in the third period when Kapanen made it 2-2, but penalties proved costly.
Rookie Matthew Savoie was called for interference and Mattias Janmark followed with a high stick penalty, giving Toronto a two-man lead.
Maccelli quickly took advantage of the 5-on-3 power play, and Tavares added another goal moments later to put Toronto ahead for good.
The Maple Leafs finished the night 2-for-2 on the power play, while Edmonton failed to score on their only opportunity.
Toronto came into the match on the back of a 4-2 win over Calgary and will now ride into the Olympic break momentum.
Edmonton has dropped two straight games and has one game remaining before the NHL pauses for the Milan Cortina Games.
