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Recap - Maple Leafs Defeat Edmonton 4-3

The Oilers came up short Thursday against the Maple Leafs, falling 4-3.

Toronto won as a -130 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

William Nylander, Wayne Simmonds, Jason Spezza, and Auston Matthews each scored for the Maple Leafs in the victory. Spezza opened the scoring for Toronto.

Frederik Andersen turned in a 26-save effort for the Maple Leafs.

Edmonton got goals from Leon Draisaitl(2), and Zack Kassian in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Mikko Koskinen stopped 23 of 27 shots for the Oilers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Toronto went 1-for-4, while the Oilers were 2-for-7 with the man advantage.

Toronto lost the shots on goal battle to Edmonton by a margin of 29-27.