Maple Leafs receive unexpected boost against Oilers

When the Maple Leafs took to the ice this morning for their game day skate ahead of tonight's clash against the Edmonton Oilers, they did so without the likes of William Nylander and Dakota Joshua, both of whom were absent with an illness.

Following this morning's session, Leafs head coach Craig Berube told reporters that Nylander and Joshua were expected to be game time decisions.

Thankfully, the Leafs appear to have a pretty big boost tonight as Nylander took warmups and will play. Meanwhile, Joshua will not. The line rushes from warmups can be seen below:

Nylander snapped a 4-game pointless streak on Monday with a pair of assists, but has not scored a goal in his last six games. Since he doesn't have too many scoreless stretches like this one, Willy Styles could be a pretty good bet to find the back of the net tonight.

The Leafs are 4-0-2 in their last 6 games, but are 1-0-2 in their last 3, so a win would be significant here tonight for the Buds.

With Joshua expected to remain on the sidelines, Nick Robertson will take his place on the 3rd line with Nicolas Roy and Calle Jarnkrok.