William Nylander reached a career milestone on the road, and the Toronto Maple Leafs made it a rout. The Leafs beat the Edmonton Oilers 7-2 at Rogers Place on October 24, 2026, with Nylander scoring twice to reach 300 career NHL goals and Anthony Stolarz making 30 saves on 32 shots. If you took Toronto at plus money, you cashed in a big way, because the Leafs won by five.
Nylander Reaches 300 Goals in Toronto’s Rout
Nylander scored a power-play slap shot in the second period, then hit 300 with an empty-netter late in the third. He got there in 763 games, which makes him the fourth-fastest Swedish player to the mark, behind Tomas Sandstrom, Mats Sundin and Filip Forsberg. Jack Roslovic, Auston Matthews, Troy Stecher, Zack MacEwen and Vinni Lettieri also scored for Toronto, with Lettieri adding the seventh with 31 seconds left.
Stolarz and the Penalty Kill Slow Down McDavid
Stolarz turned aside 30 of 32 shots, and Toronto’s penalty kill, which had stopped 40 of 41 power plays this season, held up until Leon Draisaitl scored with the man advantage late. Draisaitl scored twice to push his NHL-leading total to 12, and Connor McDavid had two assists to extend his season-opening points streak to 11 games, but the Oilers couldn’t climb out of the hole. Tristan Jarry made 25 saves in the loss. Toronto has been strong at this building, going 12-2-1 in Rogers Place since it opened.
The Betting Takeaways
- Total: Nine combined goals sailed over the 6.5 total.
- Moneyline: Toronto won outright, which paid well for anyone who took the Leafs at plus money.
- Regression: Two of the seven goals came late, with one an empty-netter, and the Leafs won’t score seven every night. Expect the market to adjust both teams’ prices.
Toronto improved to 7-4-2 and has won four straight, while Edmonton fell to 8-2-1 after three straight wins. The Leafs head to Calgary Monday night, and we’ve got that game covered in our Flames vs Leafs preview. For how we saw this matchup, our Oilers vs Leafs picks are still up.
Question for the comments: Is Toronto a real contender this year, or is this a hot stretch before the schedule toughens?
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