(My Sportsbook) - The Edmonton Oilers got their pivotal five-game road trip off on the right foot Tuesday with a 5-4 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, but may have lost a few key components in the process. Captain Jason Smith left the game with a separated his right shoulder, while left wing Ryan Smyth was forced from the contest with a bruised left shoulder.

"We had to be gritty tonight," said head coach Craig MacTavish. "We were really solid. I mean, we gave up four goals, but I really liked the way we played."

Anson Carter, Shawn Horcoff and Marty Reasoner each had a goal and an assist to lead the Oilers to their first-ever win at Air Canada Centre. Ethan Moreau and Eric Brewer also scored for Edmonton, which ended a two-game losing streak. Tommy Salo stopped 30 shots in the win -- the Oilers' first in their last seven at Toronto.

Before Tuesday, the Oilers' last win in Toronto came back on October 8, 1996 in the old Maple Leaf Gardens.

"We have a lot of guys from Ontario in this locker room," said Carter, who grew up in Toronto. "There was a lot of pride at stake. We don't come to Toronto very often so the guys always want to have a good showing here."

The win gave the Oilers 64 points for the season and drew them within one point of the Minnesota Wild for sixth-place in the race for the Western Conference playoffs and just two and three points, respectively, behind Colorado and Detroit in the tightly contested standings.

"That's a huge win for us," said Smyth. "These are crucial points for us. "We're battling in our division over there [in the West] and we have to find ways to get some points. These are bonus points out east."

After the game, though, the focus shifted to the two injured stars.

Smith, who was checked hard into the boards by Darcy Tucker early in the game, will probably be sidelined up to three weeks and returned home after the game for further evaluation.

"Darcy plays hard and will finish his check all the time," said the 6-3 Smith. "A lot of players in the league do that. I mean, hey, it's part of the game. You move on. Hopefully, I'll get back to playing quickly."

Smyth's injury does not seem to be as serious and is listed as day-to-day.

"We'd be lying if we said we weren't going to have a tough time without [Smyth and Smith]," said Brewer. "We've just got to deal with it. Hopefully the injuries don't keep them out too long. We need those guys to be successful."

WHAT'S NEXT

The Oilers will continue their five-game trek on Thursday in Ottawa before closing the set with stops in Montreal, Pittsburgh and Detroit.