McDavid And Eberle Combine For 5 Goals To Lead Oilers Past Maple Leafs 5-2

When the top pick in the 2015 NHL Draft has been on the ice, he has been absolutely incredible. Despite missing 37 games with a broken clavicle, Connor McDavid still ranks 11th among all rookies in points, and is only 5 points behind 5th ranked Shayne Gostisbehere.

McDavid’s talent was on full display as he chalked up 2 goals and also tallied an assist on each of Jordan Eberle‘s three goals for a 5 point night.  McDavid and Eberle teamed up to give the Oilers all the offense they needed with 5 goals between them in the 5-2 victory over Toronto.

McDavid’s scored on his first shot of the game and just under 3 and a half minutes in as he was led to a breakaway by a pass from Benoit Pouliot, McDavid finished it by putting on a nice right to left deke on Maple Leafs’ goalie, Jonathan Bernier for the first of the 7 combined.

Eberle put up 2 goals in the second to extend  the lead to 3-1 before Toronto’s Jake Gardiner scored with 15 seconds left in the second to make it a one goal game at 3-2. McDavid would add one more goal with just under 6 minutes left to pretty much seal the game and assist to Eberle for an empty net goal with only 54 seconds left in the game for his McDavid’s fifth point.

The Leafs did their best to counter the young Oliers, Josh Leivo put one behind Cam Talbot less than 5 minutes after the opening goal.  The second of the season for Leivo, who left the game with an upper body injury.

Toronto’s second goal from Gardiner with making it 3-2 with only 15 seconds left in the second quarter. The Leafs sit at (19-25-9) and are in last place in the Atlantic Division.  Their next game is Saturday, Feb. 13, in Vancouver against the Canucks.

The Oilers improved (22-29-5), they have 49 points and their next game is home against the WInnipegJ ets on Saturday, February 13.

Article by Nick Vigliotti