from Terry Koshan of the Toronto Sun,
The Edmonton Oilers simply don’t lose hockey games.
Against a Maple Leafs team that is experiencing some big-time issues, that wasn’t about to change.
A 2-0 Leafs lead on Tuesday night in Edmonton seemed too good to be true, and sure enough, it was.
When Ryan McLeod beat a screened Martin Jones — by Connor McDavid, no less — at 16:55 of the third period, the Oilers needed no more, scoring their third unanswered goal in a 4-2 win.
An empty-net goal by Evan Bouchard put an exclamation mark on the Oilers’ 11th win in a row.
For the second time this season and first since Oct. 24-Nov. 4, the Leafs have lost four games in a row. It won’t get any easier as their four-game trip continues in Calgary against the Flames on Thursday.
As much as the Leafs have played uneven hockey this season, it was just the fourth time they lost in regulation on the road. That won’t dampen speculation that it’s time for a coaching change, though it could take some heat off Sheldon Keefe if the Leafs can pull it together and win a couple before they return home to face the Winnipeg Jets next Wednesday.
Game highlights are below.
Strange... It's too early in the year for the leafs to fall...
As a reminder, Keefe was Dubas's guy. He has to be on a short leash.
A really really short leash- like if they lose the next game in Calgary.
The good news for the Laffs is that Matthews scored his 34th goal and 50th point of the year. So they've got that going for them.
On the other hand, Rasmussen has three more goals than Bertuzzi. Ouch.
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