Maple Leafs skate past Oilers 5-2 for third straight win
Matias Maccelli scored twice as the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs upended the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 on Tuesday night.
Matthew Knies added a goal and an assist, and John Tavares and Bobby McMann also scored for the Maple Leafs, who have won three straight and improved to 11-12-3 on the road this season.
Toronto, 4-6-2 over its last 12, has won three straight for the first time since a four-game stretch Jan. 6-12.
Anthony Stolarz made 34 saves for his second career win over the Oilers (2-2-0).
Jake Walman and Kasperi Kapanen responded for the Oilers, who have lost back-to-back after having their season-high three-game winning streak snapped in a loss to the Minnesota Wild on Saturday.
Edmonton wrapped up its eight-game homestand with a 4-4-0 record and dropped to 15-10-4 on home ice this season.
Connor Ingram stopped 22 shots in the loss.
Toronto used a 5-on-3 power play to open a two-goal cushion in the third period.
Tavares gave Toronto a 3-2 lead on the two-man advantage, tapping in William Nylander's cross-ice feed at 7:42 of the third. It was Tavares' 20th goal of the year.
Thirty-one seconds later, on a power play, Maccelli one-timed a cross-ice pass from Max Domi for his second of the night and his 10th of the season.
Maccelli, who went 11 games without a goal, has three over his last two games.
McMann added an empty-netter at 17:22 of the third.
Kapanen tied it 2-2 4:27 into the third, deking around Domi and beating Stolarz glove side.
Toronto opened the scoring at 7:12 of the middle frame as Maccelli redirected Jake McCabe's point shot up and over the blocker of Ingram.
Walman tied it 1-1, blowing a slap shot up and over the pad of Stolarz at 11:09 of the second.
The Maple Leafs responded nine seconds later as Knies took a pass from Nicolas Roy and beat Ingram to the backhand.
Tuesday was the second and final meeting between Toronto and Edmonton. The Oilers doubled up the Maple Leafs 6-3 on Dec. 13.