The Edmonton Oilers’ search for a three-game win streak continues.

On Sunday evening, the Oilers played their second of five games on the road, falling 4-1 to the Montréal Canadiens to move their record to 15-12-6. Let’s take a look at what went on in this game.

After a scoreless first period, the Canadiens opened the scoring early in the second on the power play. Ivan Demidov was given too much room at the faceoff dot, ripping it above Calvin Pickard’s glove.

The game-winning goal was scored with eight minutes left in the second period, as Connor McDavid had a horrendous turnover, giving it to Joe Veleno wide open in the slot for the 2-0 lead.

About four minutes into the third period, the Canadiens scored an insurance goal, as Nick Suzuki was found backdoor on the power play, deflecting it into the back of the end. There’s no reason that the Canadiens’ captain should’ve been left all alone there.

With about seven and a half minutes left in the final period, the Oilers finally beat Jakub Dobeš, as Zach Hyman was able to pounce on a rebound after an Evan Bouchard pass. Unfortunately, their comeback attempt was short-lived, as Alexandre Texier scored about a minute and a half later.

It’ll be at least another game before Leon Draisaitl hits point 1,000, as he was held off the scoresheet. Thankfully, McDavid’s point streak has now reached six games, as he picked up a secondary assist on the Oilers’ goal.

Back in October, special teams played a large point in the Oilers’ 6-5 against the Habs, overcoming a two-goal lead with just half a period remaining in the game. It was the special teams that sunk the Oilers in this one, as they allowed two goal on four penalty kills.

Not just that, but the Oilers had a full two minutes of five on three early in the first period, but were unable to beat Jakub Dobeš. It gave the Canadiens all the momentum needed for this win. The Oilers eventually scored on the fifth power play, but it was far too late even with their netminder pulled for just about the final four minutes of the game.

Dobeš had a fantastic game, earning first star honours. On the other hand, Calvin Pickard allowed four goals on 27 shots for an .852 save percentage. That said, he made three or four breakaway saves throughout the game, so the loss can also be attributed to poor defence.

There weren’t a whole lot of positives to take away from this game. It was a lacklustre performance from a team on the second-game of a back-to-back. But that’s no excuse, as the Canadiens were in action against the New York Rangers on Saturday.

The next game for the Oilers is an interesting one, as Tristan Jarry returns to Pittsburgh on Tuesday to make his first start against his former team. That game has a start time of 5:30 PM MT.