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Montreal Canadiens vs Edmonton Oilers Wrap - Edmonton Wins 3-2

The Oilers beat Montreal 3-2 on Tuesday, earning a victory backstopped by Calvin Pickard's 23 saves.

Edmonton was favored by -365 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.5.

Edmonton got goals from Adam Henrique, Leon Draisaitl, and Connor McDavid in the victory. McDavid opened the scoring at 9:20 of the first period.

Calvin Pickard stopped 23 of 25 Montreal shots in the victory.

Nick Suzuki, and Kaiden Guhle scored for the Canadiens, finding the net behind Calvin Pickard.

Montreal got a 29-stop effort from Sam Montembeault in the loss.

On the power play, Edmonton went 1-for-5, while the Canadiens were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

Montreal lost the shots on goal battle to Edmonton by a margin of 32-25.

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