EDMONTON — A little help, please.

The Edmonton Oilers are a one-line team with a defenceman who is fourth in the NHL in scoring. And they can’t blame injuries for that anymore.

“We need more, for sure,” said head coach Mike Babcock, whose team lost just their second game this season — but in regal fashion. It was a 7-2 blowout aired coast to coast, under the glare of the Saturday night lights against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

There are the one or two nights a year that a coach should be able to count on a passionate effort from all 20 players.

Leafs head coach Jim Hiller got it from his side. But Babcock?

“Jim Hiller had his group playing harder than I had my group. That’s on me,” said Babcock.

“It's a shame,” said Edmonton winger Kasperi Kapanen, after a pointless, minus-2 night for the former Leaf. “It's Saturday night against these guys. It’s what we live for as hockey players, and it just wasn't enough today. They were just better.”

Edmonton scored two goals and had six points — two assists each for Connor McDavid and Evan Bouchard, and two........

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