National Hockey League
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

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
  • 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.
  • 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.