GAME STORY: Maple Leafs 6, Oilers 2

TORONTO, ON - Leon Draisaitl scored a highlight-reel goal in the first period to tie a career-high in points with 77 and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored his 20th of the season in the third, but it was a four-goal second period on the behalf of the Maple Leafs that buried the Oilers Wednesday at Scotiabank Arena.
Mikko Koskinen made 12 saves on 16 shots, getting pulled in the second period after a short-side pick by William Nylander, while Anthony Stolarz came in for relief, stopping 18 of 20 shots in his Oilers debut.

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"Our penalties and our penalty killing hurt us tonight a lot," said Oilers Head Coach Ken Hitchcock, with his team going 2-for-5 on the penalty kill and 1-for-2 on the man advantage.
"We took too many undisciplined penalties and couldn't get them killed."
Draisaitl gave meaning to his moniker 'The Deutschland Dangler' on the power play at 11:06 of the first, undressing several Maple Leafs skaters before kicking the puck up to his backhand and sliding it past netminder Frederik Andersen to give the Oilers a 1-0 advantage.
Draisaitl's tally marked his 15th in as many games and placed him third in goals across the NHL with 39, five away from Alex Ovechkin and one behind Patrick Kane.
"I'd give up some of my goals to be in a playoff spot, obviously," said Draisaitl following the outing.
The Oilers administered heavy pressure throughout the first period but were unable to add to their lead.
Patrick Marleau popped home a rebound on the Oilers doorstep just as an Alex Chiasson minor was ending, scoring his 14th of the season on the play to knot the match at 1-1 to enter the second.
"We played deep behind their D and played a heavier game," Darnell Nurse said of Edmonton's effort in the opening 20.
The Oilers doubled their opponents in the shot department after the first but couldn't contain the flurry of offence that ensued in the second, with the Leafs notching a trio of markers within the opening five minutes of the middle stanza.
"After they scored their third goal, we were in a little bit of shock," said Hitchcock. "It seemed like every puck was going in our net."
Mitch Marner started the goal parade with a deft deflection on a Zach Hyman centring shot-pass, Andreas Johnsson notched his first of two with a nifty backhander in-tight then Nylander sniped over Koskinen's left shoulder on the power play, causing Hitchcock to pull his netminder.
"In the second, we played more of a skill game and they're one of the best teams in the League when you open up," Nurse, who had two assists in the game, said.
"It didn't work out in our favour."

Johnsson slipped a 5-hole wrister in from the slot for the 5-1 score then John Tavares extended the lead to six just 25 seconds into the third period, ripping a one-timer high blocker.
"If you have too many little mistakes against this team, they'll clearly take full advantage of that," Draisaitl said. "That's what they did tonight."
Nugent-Hopkins dumped a loose puck in late, hitting the 20-goal mark for the third time in his career. He is five goals away from establishing a new career-high.
The Oilers have no time to reflect on their performance in Toronto, getting back into game action Thursday versus the Ottawa Senators.
"Sometimes after games like this, the best thing is to play right away," said Milan Lucic. "We get to do that tomorrow."