The Maple Leafs share how blown away they were by the fan support from Leafs Nation during Saturday night's win in Edmonton and describe the atmosphere as playoff-like.
Mike Babcock took the blame for Edmonton's loss Saturday. "The bottom line is they were better than us," the Oilers coach said. "We can blame anybody we want as a group. As a coach, Jim Hiller had his group playing harder than I had my group, so that’s on me." Hiller felt it was the Leafs most complete effort of the season.
Anthony Stolarz stopped 30 of 32 shots to beat the Oilers, one of his former teams, on Saturday night. The 32-year-old goalie did the Gavin McKenna inspired hand-wave celebration after the win. "The vibes are great," Stolarz said. "It's an exciting time to be to be Maple Leaf and the team's gelling really well."
Troy Stecher scored the game-winning goal and logged a team high 24:21 to help the Leafs beat the Oilers on Saturday. The 5-foot-11 defenceman has elevated since Chris Tanev's injury including taking on top penalty-kill unit duties. "I've always believed in myself," Stecher said. "I know I can play at this level, at a high level."
The Leafs were able to keep Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl quiet in 5-on-5 play during Saturday's win in Edmonton. Teammates credited Auston Matthews for leading the charge. "You see how committed he is defensively at the start of the game," said Troy Stecher. "It's incredible."
Joel Farabee opened the scoring and added two assists, Zayne Parekh scored his first of the season and Devin Cooley made 28 saves to help the Flames claim their third consecutive win.
Drake Batherson score two of his three goals early to help the Senators race out to an early lead but the Rangers wouldn't go away until Jake Sanderson's eventual winner in the third period, his first goal of the season.
The Senators got off to a dream start on Saturday but allowed the Rangers to creep back in and make it a harder win for Ottawa than it needed to be. TSN Senators reporter Claire Hanna has more on Travis Green's reaction after the game and Drake Batherson's big picture look on the Sens' 8-4-0 record.
William Nylander scored twice to reach 300 NHL goals, Jack Roslovic had a goal and an assist against his former team, and Anthony Stolarz made 30 saves as the Maple Leafs thumped the Oilers to notch their fourth consecutive win.
Kirill Kaprizov notched his 12th goal of the season and added an assist, Blake Coleman scored twice and the Wild beat the Kraken to avoid a three-game losing skid.
Dmitri Simashev scored his first two goals of the year, first to tie it and then the overtime-winner, to lead the Mammoth to the comeback victory over the Lightning.
Denton Mateychuk and Tomas Hertl exchanged goals in the first period and it stayed tied until overtime, where Adam Fantilli sealed the win for the Blue Jackets on the power play.
Sean Walker, Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Logan Stankoven all scored in the second period while Nikolaj Ehlers added another in the third to help the Hurricanes beat the Blues and close out their five-game road trip with their third win.
Rickard Rakell tied it late in the third period and Ville Koivunen completed the comeback in overtime as the Penguins downed the Predators.
Alex Tuch scored his second goal of the game, and seventh of the season, in overtime to power the Capitals to the victory over the Sabres.
The Oilers were on fire heading into Saturday's marquee matchup against the visiting Maple Leafs and there were a few things that went wrong for Edmonton. TSN's Ryan Rishaug and Mark Masters break down how this game played out.
Fraser Minten scored his fifth goal of the season, which stood as the eventual winner, and added an assist, Casey Mittelstadt also had a two-point night and the Bruins edged the Sharks for their seventh win in their last eight games.
Leo Carlsson scored a goal and set up the game-winner against the team that tried to sign him away from Anaheim last summer, as the Ducks overcame a two-goal deficit to beat the Flyers on Saturday.
Anthony Mantha, Brett Pesce and Arseny Gritsyuk scored for the Devils, Jake Allen only needed to make 12 saves and New Jersey prepared for the arrival of Connor Hellebuyck with a win over Los Angeles.
TSN Jets reporter Danielle Bain had a chance to hear from the Jets following the trade of their former star goaltender Connor Hellebuyck to the Devils and heard their relief to finally have this chapter closed so they can move on and focus on hockey.
The Oilers came into Saturday's showdown against the Maple Leafs with a feared offence but only managed to tie a season-low with two goals in defeat. What did Toronto do to subdue Edmonton's attack? TSN Director of Scouting Craig Button breaks down the defensive play by the Leafs and the impressive performance of their top line.
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