NHL

Montreal Canadiens at Edmonton Oilers

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Montreal Canadiens
6-3-0
Final
5 - 6
Edmonton Oilers
4-3-1

Podkolzin breaks tie with 1:09 left, Oilers rally to beat the Canadiens 6-5

Cole Caufield scores goal for Canadiens

Podkolzin scored for the first time this season. Leon Draisaitl and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had power-play goals in a 58-second span midway through the third period to tie it.

David Tomasek, Adam Henrique and Andrew Mangiapane also scored for Edmonton. Calvin Pickard made 22 saves.

Alex Newhook and Cole Caufield each scored twice for Montreal, with the Canadians coming off a 2-1 overtime victory in Calgary on Wednesday night.

Josh Anderson also scored for Montreal. Montembeault stopped 23 shots.

Up next Canadiens: At Vancouver on Saturday night.

Oilers: At Seattle on Saturday night.

Regular Season Series

EDM leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 7:28 Alex Newhook Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Lane Hutson (6), Oliver Kapanen (1)
Goal 1st Period 16:12 David Tomasek Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Vasily Podkolzin (3), Noah Philp (1)
Goal 2nd Period 10:37 Adam Henrique Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Jake Walman (1), Mattias Ekholm (3)
Goal 2nd Period 13:28 Andrew Mangiapane Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Darnell Nurse (3), Connor McDavid (8)
Goal 2nd Period 16:57 Josh Anderson Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Brendan Gallagher (6), Jake Evans (1)
Goal 2nd Period 18:00 Cole Caufield Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Noah Dobson (4), Lane Hutson (7)
Goal 2nd Period 18:49 Cole Caufield Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Nick Suzuki (11), Alexandre Carrier (2)
Goal 3rd Period 2:10 Alex Newhook Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Oliver Kapanen (2), Jayden Struble (2)
Goal 3rd Period 11:19 Leon Draisaitl Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Connor McDavid (9), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (4)
Goal 3rd Period 12:17 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Goal (5) Backhand, assists: Connor McDavid (10), Evan Bouchard (2)
Goal 3rd Period 18:51 Vasily Podkolzin Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Darnell Nurse (4), Jake Walman (2)

Statistics

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16 Blocked Shots 19
15 Hits 15
6 Takeaways 3
27 Shots 29
0 Power Play Goals 2
1 Power Play Opportunities 5
0.0 Power Play Percentage 40.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
21 Faceoffs Won 36
36.8 Faceoff Win Percent 63.2
14 Giveaways 12
6 Total Penalties 1
20 Penalty Minutes 2
Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Adam Henrique, C Out Apr 21
Max Jones, LW Out Apr 13
Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Noah Dobson, D Out Apr 12

Game Information

Rogers Place

Location: Edmonton, AB
Attendance: 18,347 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Buffalo 50 23 109 9
Tampa Bay 50 26 106 6
Montreal 48 24 106 10
Boston 45 27 100 10
Ottawa 44 27 99 11
Detroit 41 31 92 10
Florida 40 38 84 4
Toronto 32 36 78 14

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 39 26 95 17
Edmonton 41 30 93 11
Anaheim 43 33 92 6
Los Angeles 35 27 90 20
San Jose 39 35 86 8
Seattle 34 37 79 11
Calgary 34 39 77 9
Vancouver 25 49 58 8
Full Standings