> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Preview: Maple Leafs start the road trip in Edmonton - URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/preview-maple-leafs-start-the-road-trip-in-edmonton/ - Published: 2026-10-24T18:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-24T18:00:03.000Z - Description: Leafs face a team having a hot start to the season. - Author: Cathy Squires - Tags: Game Coverage ### Toronto Maple Leafs @ Edmonton Oilers 07:00 PM at Rogers Place Watch on: SN ### The Leafs last game was at home on October 22 against the New York Rangers, which Toronto won by a score of 5-4 in regulation. The Leafs have a record of 6-4-2 for a 0.583 Points %. The Edmonton Oilers last played at home on October 22 against the Carolina Hurricanes. The Oilers won by a score of 6-5 in a shootout, and their current league record is 8-1-1 for a 0.850 Points %. ### Them Okay, 10 games in and the Oilers have failed to win two games. How have they done that? They have beaten Vancouver (once of two meetings), the Kraken, the Ducks, the Sharks, the Kings, the Mammoth (once of two meetings), the Wild and the Hurricanes. Against those tough opponents, they've still scored a ridiculous amount in their last four games but lost the Corsi battle most of the time. They have the second-highest goal-scoring rate on the power play in the NHL. The Leafs are third, by the way. At five-on-five, the Oilers are average in Corsi and worse in Expected Goals, and are only very slightly better than the Leafs by that measure. They are middle of the pack, and very similar to the Leafs, in their pace of xGF, and are not very good defensively. Weird that trading Darnell Nurse didn't just fix that. They are a power play team. Their PK is average, and the Leafs Expected Goals Against shorthanded has massively improved, substantiating how they've looked. Which is good, because the Oilers' power play is legitimately dangerous with a lot of chances, and the Leafs are cruising along, scoring well over expected. The Leafs are not bad by any means; they are very good, but the Oilers are elite. Do they have crappy goaltending though? You betcha. Tristan Jarry has been well below average in only three starts, while Devon Levi has respectable results for a backup. He is currently injured, and the Leafs should see Jarry tonight. #### Lines Bob Stauffer via [Daily Faceoff](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/edmonton-oilers/line-combinations/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) from practice yesterday: Vasily Podkolzin - Connor McDavid - Leon Draisaitl Kasperi Kapanen - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins - Zach Hyman Alex Formenton - Owen Michaels - Mathieu Joseph Max Jones - Colton Dach - Filip Hallander Shakir Mukhamadullin - Evan Bouchard Ryan Shea - Connor Murphy Jake Walman - Ty Emberson Tristan Jarry - starter Matt Tomkins ### Us Assuming no one tripped getting off the plane in Edmonton, the injury picture is: - Chris Tanev - still on IR, but on the road trip and skating - Marshall Rifai - day-to-day - Nick Blankenburg - week-to-week after his last game Cole McWard, a very good AHL-level defender with nine career NHL games, was recalled along with Dakota Mermis. Bobrovsky did not participate in practice yesterday with a scheduled day off. It is likely a Stolarz night. #### Lines Mark Masters via [Daily Faceoff](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/toronto-maple-leafs/line-combinations/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) from yesterday's practice: Easton Cowan - Auston Matthews - Jack Roslovic Kirill Marchenko - Nick Paul - William Nylander Gavin McKenna - Colton Sissons - Vinni Lettieri Brandon Duhaime - Teddy Blueger - Zack MacEwen Jake McCabe - Darren Raddysh Morgan Rielly - Troy Stecher Dakota Mermis - Oliver Ekman-Larsson Anthony Stolarz - likely starter Sergei Bobrovsky ### The Game The Leafs need to bring their best PK out against the Oilers, as they did vs the Rangers. Then they need to score more goals than the team with the most in the league. Good luck!