Toronto Maple Leafs 0-1 Edmonton Oilers: Levi blanks Leafs
Evan Bouchard scored the only goal and Devon Levi made 19 saves for his first NHL shutout as Edmonton Oilers won 1-0 at Scotiabank Arena.
Result and how the match was decided
Edmonton Oilers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 1-0 at Scotiabank Arena in Round 7 of the NHL season. The only goal came in the second period, after a scoreless opening 20 minutes.
Evan Bouchard was the scorer, with Leon Draisaitl credited with an assist. Connor McDavid also picked up an assist on the goal, and neither side found the net in the third period.
Key moments
The decisive moment was Bouchard's second-period strike, which proved enough on a night when goals were hard to come by. McDavid's assist extended his season-opening points streak to 21 games.
At the other end, Devon Levi made 19 saves to record his first NHL shutout. The defeat handed the Maple Leafs their sixth straight home loss.
The numbers
The period scores read 0-0, 0-1 and 0-0, underlining how tight the contest was. Bouchard led the Oilers with one goal and one point, while Draisaitl contributed one assist.
Levi's 19 saves kept Toronto off the scoresheet entirely. The result leaves the Maple Leafs with a record of 8-12-2 and the Oilers at 15-3-3.
What it means
Edmonton Oilers sit third of 32 teams after the win, with 33 points from 21 games. They have won 15 and lost three, scoring 82 goals and conceding 58.
Toronto Maple Leafs remain 26th with 18 points from 22 games. They have won eight and lost 12, with 69 goals scored and 76 conceded, and the home slump continues to weigh on their season.
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