Surging Leafs scorch Oilers 7-2 for fourth win in a row

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Jones, S. (2026, October 25). Surging Leafs scorch Oilers 7-2 for fourth win in a row. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs/surging-leafs-scorch-oilers-7-2-for-fourth-win-in-a-row/article_c630a803-a8a3-5e40-9c24-cac8f1761786.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-25 · by Shane Jones

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William Nylander scored two goals, including his career milestone 300th goal, as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Edmonton Oilers 7-2 in Edmonton on Saturday. The Maple Leafs have won four consecutive games and extended their record to 7-4-2, while ending the Oilers' three-game winning streak at 8-2-1. Key players like Auston Matthews and Connor McDavid both had strong performances, with Matthews extending his road point streak to five games and McDavid maintaining his impressive scoring rate of 3.10 points per game.

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On October 25, 2026, the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Edmonton Oilers in Edmonton with a score of 7-2. The win extended Toronto's winning streak to four games. William Nylander scored two goals for his 300th career NHL goal, while Jack Roslovic, Auston Matthews, Troy Stecher, Zack MacEwen, and Vinni Lettieri also contributed with goals for the Leafs. Anthony Stolarz made 30 saves in net for Toronto. For Edmonton, Leon Draisaitl scored twice but it wasn't enough to prevent their three-game winning streak from ending; Connor McDavid added two assists. The Oilers dropped to a record of 8-2-1, while the Maple Leafs improved to 7-4-2. Matthews is now just one point away from reaching 800 points in his career, a milestone he would achieve faster than anyone else in franchise history and third-quickest among American players in NHL history.

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📰 Maple Leafs Rout Oilers

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“Both articles describe the exact same hockey game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers on October 25, 2026, with identical scores and player statistics.”

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“Both articles describe the same hockey game between Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers on October 25, 2026, where William Nylander scored twice to reach his 300th NHL goal, resulting in a 7-2 victory for the Maple Leafs.”

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“Both articles describe the same hockey game between Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers on October 25, 2026, with a final score of 7-2 in favor of the Maple Leafs.”

Energized Leafs continue their hot roll with impressive 7-2 win in Edmonton same event · 100%

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“Both articles describe the exact same hockey game, including identical scores, player performances, and outcomes.”

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Who wrote this

Shane Jones

9 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction

🔮 William Nylander had two goals, including the 300th of his career, as the surging Maple Leafs scorched the Edmonton Oilers 7-2 on Saturday.

2026-10-25 · assertive framing · Energized Leafs continue their hot roll with impressive 7-2 win in Edmonton

🔮 William Nylander had two goals, including the 300th of his career, as the Toronto Maple Leafs scorched the Edmonton Oilers 7-2 on Saturday.

2026-10-25 · assertive framing · Surging Leafs scorch Oilers 7-2 for fourth win in a row

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Topics

EDMONTON Maple Leafs Oilers Toronto the Maple Leafs

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EDMONTON GPE · 4× Oilers ORG · 4× the Maple Leafs ORG · 3× Kirill Marchenko PERSON · 2× Maple Leafs ORG · 2× Matthews PERSON · 2× Toronto GPE · 2× William Nylander PERSON · 1× the Edmonton Oilers ORG · 1× the Toronto Maple Leafs ORG · 1×

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Matthews now needs just one point to reach 800 in his career, which will make him the fastest player in franchise history to reach the milestone, in addition to the NHL’s third quickest American skater to hit the mark.

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🔮 William Nylander had two goals, including the 300th of his career, as the Toronto Maple Leafs scorched the Edmonton Oilers 7-2 on Saturday.

2026-10-25 · Toronto Star

Surging Leafs scorch Oilers 7-2 for fourth win in a row · assertive framing

2026-10-25 · Global News

Leafs scorch Oilers 7-2 for fourth win in a row · assertive framing

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William Nylander had two goals, including the 300th of his career, as the Toronto Maple Leafs scorched the Edmonton Oilers 7-2 on Saturday. asserted

Leafs → have → Saturday

Jack Roslovic, Auston Matthews, Troy Stecher, Zack MacEwen and Vinni Lettieri also scored for the Maple Leafs (7-4-2) who have won four straight. asserted

who → score → Leafs

Anthony Stolarz made 30 stops to earn the win in the Toronto net. asserted

Stolarz → make → net

Leon Draisaitl scored twice for the Oilers (8-2-1) who had a three-game winning streak halted. asserted

streak → score → Oilers

With his league-leading 12th goal, Draisaitl recorded his third consecutive two-goal game and extended his goal-scoring streak to six games, during which he has nine goals. asserted

he → lead → goals

Tristan Jarry recorded 25 saves for Edmonton. asserted

Jarry → record → Edmonton

Matthews and Kirill Marchenko both extended their season-opening road point streak to five games. asserted

Matthews → extend → games

him → need → mark

Connor McDavid had two assists to extend his season-starting points streak to 11 games — giving him an incredible 33 points in 11 games. asserted

McDavid → have → games

McDavid entered the contest scoring at a staggering 3.10 points-per-game rate. asserted

McDavid → enter → rate

KEY MOMENT Just 54 seconds after going up 2-0, Kirill Marchenko made a nice pass to hit Stecher in flight in the slot and he scored his second goal of the season in as many games. asserted

he → go → games

KEY STAT No team has had more success in Rogers Place in Edmonton than the Maple Leafs. asserted

team → have → Leafs

Since the Oilers moved into their new arena, Toronto has gone 12-2-1. asserted

Toronto → move → arena

They had killed 40 of 41 opposition power plays and 30 in a row until Edmonton got one late in Saturday’s game. asserted

Edmonton → kill → game

Oilers: Host the Detroit Red Wings on Monday. asserted

Oilers → host → Monday

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 24, 2026. asserted

report → publish → Press

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