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made 33 saves for the Maple Leafs , who have gone 6-1-1 in their last eight games.and Oscar Kelfbom responded for the Oilers who had a four-game winning streak halted.Mikko KoskinenIt took the Maple Leafs 16 first-period shots before they got one past Stolarz, scoring on a Rielly point shot on the power play with just 14 seconds left in the opening frame.
Andersen came up big when called upon in the first half of the game, making a couple of huge saves on Edmonton forwardToronto took a 2-0 lead at 12:28 of the second when Tavares shrugged off a defender and made a nice move before chipping his 38th of the season over Stolarz.made a great feed across the ice to allow Muzzin to score.
Edmonton broke Andersen's shutout bid with 1:39 left with the goalie pulled on a goal by Nugent-Hopkins. Draisaitl got an assist to extend his points streak to 13 games, the longest active streak in the NHL.set up a pinching Klefbom with just 53 seconds remaining, but Edmonton couldn't complete the comeback.
Both teams next play on Monday with the Oilers remaining home to host the New York Rangers and the Maple Leafs heading back to Toronto to face Tampa Bay. Notes: It was the second and final meeting between the two teams. Toronto won the first game 6-2 at home back on Feb. 27… Stolarz was acquired in a trade with Philadelphia for netminderwas a late scratch with an injury, the first game he has missed since signing with Edmonton three years ago… Leafs centre
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