John Tavares scored twice as part of a four-goal barrage in the second period as the Toronto Maple Leafs roared back from a 3-1 deficit to down the Edmonton Oilers 7-4 on Saturday.
- John Tavares scored twice as part of a four-goal barrage in the second period as theMitch Marner had a goal and three assists for, while William Nylander and Auston Matthews each scored and set up another. Tavares added an assist for a three-point night and Noel Acciari had the other two goals, including into the empty net, for the Leafs.Connor McDavid replied with his NHL-best 55th goal of the season and added two assists for Edmonton .
Tavares made it 4-3 to complete a three-goal outburst in exactly three minutes after he and Matthews forced another turnover out of Darnell Nurse. Held off the scoresheet for just the seventh time this season in Thursday's 3-2 victory over Boston, McDavid grabbed the early headlines in his first-ever Saturday night game at Scotiabank Arena with fans in attendance.
Acquired before the NHL trade deadline from Nashville, Ekhlom blasted his first with Edmonton and sixth overall just 22 seconds later. Campbell, who is 17-9-4 with a .882 save percentage and a 3.57 goals-against average, received a nice ovation from the crowd during a first-period TV timeout.
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