Andersen, Maple Leafs hand Oilers fourth straight loss
Makes 36 saves, Kerfoot, Engvall each has two points for Toronto
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Frederik Andersen made 36 saves for the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 4-1 win against the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place on Saturday.
Alexander Kerfoot had a goal and an assist, and Pierre Engvall had two assists for Toronto (16-14-4), which has won seven straight against the Oilers.
Alex Chiasson scored for Edmonton (18-13-4), which has lost a season-high four straight games (0-3-1). Mikko Koskinen made 28 saves.
Kerfoot gave the Maple Leafs a 1-0 lead at 4:38 of the first period, scoring on a one-timer from low in the left circle after receiving a pass from Engvall from below the goal line.
Ilya Mikheyev made it 2-0 at 5:27 of the second period. After Engvall’s initial shot was saved by the left pad of Koskinen, Kerfoot got the rebound and tapped a pass to Mikheyev at the right post.
Chiasson scored on the power play at 6:08 of the third period to cut it to 2-1. He took a pass from Leon Draisaitl, skated down the right wing around Maple Leafs defenseman Jake Muzzin, and cut to the net before scoring with a backhand.
Frederik Gauthier gave Toronto a 3-1 lead at 13:49 when he received a centering pass from Dmytro Timashov and scored with a quick wrist shot from the slot. It was Gauthier’s first goal since Oct. 7 (26 games).
With Koskinen pulled for the extra skater, Mitchell Marner scored into an empty net on the power play to extend the lead to 4-1 at 18:39.
Maple Leafs defenseman Tyson Barrie left in the first period after blocking a shot.
Frederik Andersen of the @MapleLeafs is the fifth goaltender in NHL history to reach 200 career regular-season wins in 344 appearances or less. #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/zQ3rZieqnB
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Maple Leafs defenceman Tyson Barrie will not return to tonight's game in Edmonton due to injury (ankle). #LeafsForever
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