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Edmonton Oilers vs Montreal Canadiens Recap - Oilers Win 3-0

Mike Smith stopped 38 shots against Montreal on Thursday, leading Edmonton to a 3-0 victory at Bell Centre.

Edmonton was an underdog by +143 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.5.

Edmonton got goals from Tyson Barrie, Jujhar Khaira, and Darnell Nurse in the victory. Khaira opened the scoring at 8:27 of the first period.

Mike Smith stopped 38 of 38 Montreal shots in the victory.

Montreal got a 28-stop effort from Jake Allen in the loss.

On the power play, Edmonton went 1-for-3, while the Canadiens were 0-for-1 with the man advantage.

Edmonton lost the shots on goal battle to Montreal by a margin of 38-31.

Edmonton looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Jets. The Canadiens will aim to get back on the winning track at Toronto.