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Edmonton Oilers at Montreal Canadiens

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Edmonton Oilers
15-12-6
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Montreal Canadiens
17-11-4

Jakub Dobes stops 27 shots in the Canadiens' 4-1 victory over the Oilers

Edmonton Oilers vs. Montreal Canadiens: Game Highlights

Ivan Demidov, Joe Veleno, Nick Suzuki and Alexandre Texier scored for Montreal. The Canadiens rebounded after squandering a 3-0 lead to the New York Rangers in a 6-5 overtime loss Saturday night.

Dobes played his first game since the Canadiens lost 6-1 to Tampa Bay on Tuesday night, sparking the call-up of up-and-coming netminder Jacob Fowler, who started the two previous games.

Zach Hyman scored and Calvin Pickard stopped 23 shots for Edmonton.

Draisaitl remained at 999 points through 823 games after picking up three assists in a 6-3 victory Saturday night in Toronto to open a five-game trip.

Up next Oilers: At Pittsburgh on Tuesday night.

Canadiens: Host Philadelphia on Tuesday night.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 2:28 Ivan Demidov Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovský (10), Lane Hutson (22)
Goal 2nd Period 11:58 Joseph Veleno Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 3:38 Nick Suzuki Goal (9) Deflected, assists: Juraj Slafkovský (11), Lane Hutson (23)
Goal 3rd Period 12:29 Zach Hyman Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Evan Bouchard (25), Connor McDavid (34)
Goal 3rd Period 13:52 Alexandre Texier Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Jayden Struble (5)

Statistics

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12 Blocked Shots 11
17 Hits 20
3 Takeaways 4
28 Shots 27
1 Power Play Goals 2
5 Power Play Opportunities 4
20.0 Power Play Percentage 50.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
28 Faceoffs Won 27
50.9 Faceoff Win Percent 49.1
20 Giveaways 17
4 Total Penalties 5
8 Penalty Minutes 10
Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jake Evans, C Out Dec 20
Phillip Danault, C Out Dec 20
Kaiden Guhle, D Injured Reserve Dec 20
Kirby Dach, C Injured Reserve Dec 20
Sam Montembeault, G Out Dec 16
Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Alec Regula, D Out Dec 20
Tristan Jarry, G Injured Reserve Dec 19
Jack Roslovic, C Injured Reserve Dec 19
Connor Clattenburg, C Injured Reserve Dec 11
Jake Walman, D Injured Reserve Dec 11

Game Information

Bell Centre

Location: Montreal, QC
Attendance: 20,962 | Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Anaheim 21 13 44 2
Vegas 16 7 42 10
Edmonton 17 13 40 6
Los Angeles 15 10 39 9
San Jose 17 16 37 3
Calgary 15 17 34 4
Vancouver 15 17 33 3
Seattle 13 14 32 6

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Detroit 20 13 43 3
Montreal 19 12 42 4
Tampa Bay 19 13 41 3
Boston 20 15 41 1
Florida 19 14 40 2
Ottawa 17 13 38 4
Buffalo 16 14 36 4
Toronto 15 14 35 5
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