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Game Highlights 54.0: Montreal Canadiens beat Edmonton Oilers 6-2
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The streak is over. For the first time since January 9, the Oilers have lost a game in regulation, as the Montreal Canadiens beat Edmonton by a score of 6-2. Below are the highlights from the game…
GAME HIGHLIGHTS ARE PRESENTED BY BETWAY
The Habs opened the scoring in the first period when Alex Belzile grabbed a loose puck in front of Edmonton’s net and fired it past Stuart Skinner. The goal was the first of the 31-year-old Belzile’s career…
Montreal extended their lead to 2-0 early in the second period. After the Oilers failed to break out of their own zone, Evgenii Dadonov fed a pass from behind the net to Jordan Harris who roofed a shot over Skinner…
the oilers' poor game continues. this time it's jordan harris finding twine. 2-0 habs.
A few minutes later, the Canadiens made the score 3-0 with a power play goal. Dadonov’s one-timer shot was stopped by Skinner but Josh Anderson was on the doorstep to bury the rebound…
josh anderson. 3-0.
At the middle point of the second period, Vincent Desharnais dropped the gloves with Habs defender Arber Xhekaj, which seemed to spark the Oilers…
signs of life from the edmonton oilers. evander kane and arber xhekaj get into at the net, then vincent desharnais drops the gloves with the habs defender.
Not long after the scrap, Leon Draisaitl got the Oilers on the board with his 30th of the season. Zach Hyman drove the puck to the net and Draisaitl snuck in and buried the rebound…
leon draisaitl gets the oilers on the board. habs still lead 3-1.
Evander Kane then brought the score to 3-2 with his fourth goal in five games. Kane carried the puck up to the faceoff circle and fired a shot on goal that made its way through Jake Allen…
a zipper of a shot from evander kane, and the oilers cut montreal's lead to one.
The Habs were able to restore their two-goal lead late in the second frame. Evan Bouchard went to the penalty box for interference and Rafael Harvey-Pinard deflected a Mike Matheson point shot past Skinner…
The Habs added some insurance in the third period. Joel Armia was checked in Edmonton’s zone by Cody Ceci but nobody came back to cover Jordan Harris and he grabbed the loose puck and ripped a shot through Skinner to make the score 5-2…
jordan harris again. 5-2 habs.
Montreal sealed the deal with a short-handed goal later in the third period. Kirby Dach stole the puck from Evan Bouchard in Edmonton’s zone and he fed Christian Dvorak alone in front of the net for an easy one-timer…
dvorak. 6-2 habs.
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