Bobby McMann had two goals and an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs built a 5-0 lead before hanging on to beat Connor McDavid's Edmonton Oilers 6-3 on Saturday night.
Toronto Maple Leafs' Bobby McMann celebrates a goal against the Edmonton Oilers during first period NHL hockey in Toronto, Saturday, March 23, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nick IwanyshynMaple Leafs built a 5-0 lead before hanging on to beat Connor McDavid's Edmonton Oilers 6-3 on Saturday night.John Tavares and Timothy Liljegren chipped in with two assists each. Ilya Samsonov made 31 saves before leaving injured with 3:39 left in regulation. Martin Jones stopped five shots in mop-up duty.
The talk coming into Saturday's showcase matchup was dominated by McDavid and Matthews' pursuit of jaw-dropping milestones, along with Hyman sitting two goals short of 50 on the season.McDavid is looking to become just the fourth different player in NHL history - and the first since Wayne Gretzky in 1990-91 - to hit 100 assists, while Matthews has 57 goals and could become the first player since 1992-93 to register 70.
Holmberg scored his fifth at 8:02 for a 3-0 lead after Matthews won a race for the puck and Max Domi unselfishly found the forward for a wide-open net. Draisaitl scored his 36th with 3:39 left and Pickard on the bench for an extra attacker on a sequence that saw Samsonov get hurt and depart.The Leafs were minus injured forwards Mitch Marner and Calle Jarnkrok , while winger Tyler Bertuzzi and defenceman Ilya Lyubushkin both missed out with an illness.
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