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Oilers Fall 5-2 Against Montreal - Game Recap
The Oilers came up short Saturday against the Canadiens, falling 5-2.
Montreal was an underdog by +210 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Montreal got goals from Brendan Gallagher, Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield, Mike Hoffman, and Artturi Lehkonen in the victory. Caufield opened the scoring at 10:58 of the first period.
Sam Montembeault stopped 28 of 30 Edmonton shots in the victory.
Evander Kane, and Ryan McLeod scored for the Oilers, finding the net behind Sam Montembeault.
Edmonton got a 24-stop effort from Mike Smith in the loss.
Montreal scored 2 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Edmonton went 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
Edmonton outshot Montreal 30-29 in the game.
Next game, Montreal takes its act on the road to face Vancouver looking for another win. For Edmonton, they head on the road to face Calgary.