Maple Leafs skate past Oilers 5-2 for third straight win

Matias Maccelli scored twice as the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs upended the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 on Tuesday night.

Matthew Knies added a goal and an assist, and John Tavares and Bobby McMann also scored for the Maple Leafs, who have won three straight and improved to 11-12-3 on the road this season.

Toronto, 4-6-2 over its last 12, has won three straight for the first time since a four-game stretch Jan. 6-12.

Anthony Stolarz made 34 saves for his second career win over the Oilers (2-2-0).

Jake Walman and Kasperi Kapanen responded for the Oilers, who have lost back-to-back after having their season-high three-game winning streak snapped in a loss to the Minnesota Wild on Saturday.

Edmonton wrapped up its eight-game homestand with a 4-4-0 record and dropped to 15-10-4 on home ice this season.

Connor Ingram stopped 22 shots in the loss.

Toronto used a 5-on-3 power play to open a two-goal cushion in the third period.

Tavares gave Toronto a 3-2 lead on the two-man advantage, tapping in William Nylander’s cross-ice feed at 7:42 of the third. It was Tavares’ 20th goal of the year.

Thirty-one seconds later, on a power play, Maccelli one-timed a cross-ice pass from Max Domi for his second of the night and his 10th of the season.

Maccelli, who went 11 games without a goal, has three over his last two games.

McMann added an empty-netter at 17:22 of the third.

Kapanen tied it 2-2 4:27 into the third, deking around Domi and beating Stolarz glove side.

Toronto opened the scoring at 7:12 of the middle frame as Maccelli redirected Jake McCabe’s point shot up and over the blocker of Ingram.

Walman tied it 1-1, blowing a slap shot up and over the pad of Stolarz at 11:09 of the second.

The Maple Leafs responded nine seconds later as Knies took a pass from Nicolas Roy and beat Ingram to the backhand.

Tuesday was the second and final meeting between Toronto and Edmonton. The Oilers doubled up the Maple Leafs 6-3 on Dec. 13.

–Field Level Media