and stopped Connor McDavid on this early chance, and then he stopped all but one other shot that came his way to record his first win in bleu, blanc et rouge.
Oilers coach Dave Tippett pulled Ethan Bear and Caleb Jones off his blue line, inserted Kris Russell and William Lagesson and said this just hours before the puck dropped: “Every game is like a playoff-standard game, and if you’re not ready to compete in those game, we’ll try somebody else, and that’s where we’re at.”
The Finnish goaltender was better on this night than he was on Saturday, but not good enough to steady the shaky Oilers group in front of him -- bobbling shots in the second period before Shea Weber banked one off his head from behind the net to pass Sergei Gonchar for 10th all-time in power play goals among defencemen with the 103rd of his career.
A power play that got seven opportunities to go to work, but one that finished in the minus in the goals scored department -- Artturi Lehkonen gave Montreal a 3-0 lead with a shorthanded goal in the third period. “I think tonight he just proved that he’s the real deal and showed to everybody that he’s ready to play. And I think we were better defensively, but at the same time he still had to make some big saves at certain times of the game where it could’ve gone the other way. He really played an outstanding game and then deservingly was first star tonight.”
That starts with McDavid and Drasaitl, who were limited to one point between them in this two-game series against the Canadiens. The rest of the Oilers need to help, as well.He made 62 saves against the Canadiens, but after seeing the eight goals that went by him, he’s got some major work to do.
CanadiensMTL EdmontonOilers EricEngels Kos didn't even let in a bad goal. Oilers need to score if they want to win.
CanadiensMTL EdmontonOilers EricEngels Lol sportsnet is ice cold.
CanadiensMTL EdmontonOilers EricEngels No one going to want to play the habs back to back
EricEngels CanadiensMTL EdmontonOilers Ouch. There is a lot wrong with Oilers game. Don’t stick it to the kid. He payed his heart out and sure a few soft ones. But he could have stopped a few of those goals and they still would have lost. They got outplayed in every position. How many power plays did they get?
EricEngels CanadiensMTL EdmontonOilers I honestly dont think their goalie looked terrible. Not top tier, but serviceable.
CanadiensMTL EdmontonOilers EricEngels One team started the season with two back-up goalies. It now has one back-up and one back-up/back-up goalie.
CanadiensMTL EdmontonOilers EricEngels Also can’t win if you only score one goal. One line team
CanadiensMTL EdmontonOilers EricEngels Oilers play as hard as any beer league team...whats the problem?
CanadiensMTL EdmontonOilers EricEngels Total BS. Get your D act together before you blame a goalie.
CanadiensMTL EdmontonOilers EricEngels I like how sportsnet only cares about the north division. (Not sarcasm)
CanadiensMTL EdmontonOilers EricEngels What is Smith's injury?
CanadiensMTL EdmontonOilers EricEngels Interesting take to blame this one on 19, he would be well down the list of problems for me right now...
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.