Viktor Arvidsson is returning to the lineup and Connor McDavid and his streaking Edmonton Oilers face the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight. This should be the best game of the evening for Canadian fans.

On the Maple Leafs side of the puck, they will be without superstar Auston Matthews for a sixth straight game. The center has 11 points in 13 games for the 2024-25 season. The Oilers will be without Viktor Arvidsson for another game.

Despite those wins, the Oilers are struggling on the penalty kill. Edmonton has given up at least one power-play goal in six of their last eight games and has killed off just 66% of their penalties, which is still higher than the season kill rate of 62.8%.

The Edmonton Oilers will face the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday at Scotiabank Arena. It’s Hockey Night in Canada, so we’re sharing our NHL odds series and making an Oilers-Maple Leafs prediction and pick.

Auston Matthews is expected to miss his sixth consecutive game due to an upper-body injury, but there still should be plenty of fireworks in a marquee matchup between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have been playing without their captain for almost two weeks, and that will continue to be the case. TSN’s Darren Dreger reports that the Maple Leafs will take on the Edmonton Oilers without Auston Matthews,

The Toronto Maple Leafs will once again be without their captain Auston Matthews when the Edmonton Oilers roll into Toronto on Saturday, TSN’s Darren Dreger reported.