GAME STORY: Maple Leafs 3, Oilers 2

EDMONTON, AB - The Oilers refused to go quietly, scoring two goals in the final 100 seconds, but were unable to erase a three-goal advantage for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the final moments of a 3-2 loss on Saturday at Rogers Place.

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Ryan Nugent-Hopkins spoiled the shutout for Frederik Andersen, then Oscar Klefbom scored with 52.2 on the clock to make sure there'd be a flurry in the final moments of the third period. Zack Kassian had the opportunity to equalize, but Frederik Andersen made the most important of his 31 saves to ultimately secure Toronto the two points.
Andersen improves to 7-0-0 in his career against Edmonton, helping lift the Leafs to their 13th win in their last 15 meetings with the Oilers. Anthony Stolarz had 37 saves on 40 shots in his first-career start as an Oiler after being thrusted into the starting role tonight after a late scratch for Mikko Koskinen.
"You look down at the other end and Freddie is making save after save," Stolarz said post-game. "You're just trying to match him and his compete."
Morgan Rielly opened the scoring late in the first period, with John Tavares and Jake Muzzin providing collateral damage in the second and third frames to end the Oilers win streak at four games.
"It was a rich game," Oilers Head Coach Ken Hitchcock said. "It's a great game to evaluate on and tells you what you have now and what you got moving forward. The two best players for me were both goalies.
"They're a deep team and the competition is rich. Unless you were at the top of your game, you got exposed."
With two assists each, Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid both extended their point streaks to 13 and eight games, respectively.
"They're a good hockey team," Oilers captain Connor McDavid said. "They're solid all over, they never make mistakes, obviously skilled, and come at you in waves. They're a good team, I thought our goalie was good and held us in it, giving us a little bit of a chance there."

Both teams jockeyed chances in the opening five minutes alongside the bipartisan crowd that battled for their majority to be heard with alternating chants.
The Oilers were all over Andersen early, with Jujhar Khaira fighting for an in-close chance off a wrap-around and Kassian forcing a scramble in the crease after falling over the netminder.
Stolarz had to come up big to deny Tavares in front of goal on the centre's backhand effort and the ensuing rebound, taking four good whacks but keeping the puck out of the net while sprawled out in the crease.
After the Oilers nullified Toronto's first man-advantage and came seconds away from earning another quality kill, Rielly lifted a one-timer from the blue line into the top corner for the 1-0 lead with 14 seconds remaining in the first period.
Draisaitl then drew a tripping call from Frederik Gauthier before the puck found a breaking McDavid, who'd force a good save from Andersen in the dying moments to cap off an energetic opening frame.
Toronto led 1-0 on the scoreboard and 16-10 in shots through 20 minutes.
The first Oilers power play amounted to nothing, then Stolarz was called on again with a sharp glove save on Patrick Marleau off a cross-ice pass. Andersen then equalled his counterpart at the other end, robbing Draisaitl with the glove from a one-timer at the top of the left circle during an Oilers man advantage.
Andersen's resilience was followed up with a second for the Leafs, with Tavares breaking through the Oilers defence and going backhand to forehand over Stolarz to make it 2-0 with 7:32 left in the second.
Three minutes from the third-period restart, the Leafs were able to strengthen their hold on the game. Muzzin activated offensively on the 3-on-2, dispatching William Nylander's cross-ice pass to make it 3-0 visitors and put a stamp on the night's game.

Nugent-Hopkins spoiled Andersen's shutout late in the third with the goalie pulled, taking a pass from Draisaitl behind the goal and firing far post to make things interesting late at 3-1.
Then, Klefbom made Toronto's advantage one. McDavid walked the goal line and fired a pass to a sneaking Klefbom who ripped a one-timer past Andersen with 52.2 on the clock.
Kassian had the opportunity needed to equalize at the death after taking the feed from McDavid and going in alone on Andersen. The winger, aiming for his fifth goal in as many games, was stopped by the chest of the netminder before the Leafs were able to weather the storm and conclude the night's action with the 3-2 win.
The power play proved fruitless for the Oilers tonight on four opportunities against a Leafs team that's given up a league-low 6:19 penalty minutes per game this season.
"At this time of the year, you have to be dialed in," Klefbom said of the Oilers man advantage. "Usually you only get one or two, but we had some opportunities today. We have to give them credit too. They played a real good hockey game and they're really dangerous on the PK. They have guys that can fly, but we have to learn from this. We have to take the finish here and focus on the next game."
The Oilers remain seven points back of the Minnesota Wild for the final Wildcard spot in the Western Conference with a game in hand
A four-game home stand for the Oilers wraps up on Monday against the New York Rangers.