edm 2, mtl 6

THIRD PERIOD

0.0: The Oilers fall 6-2 to Montreal, ending their 11-game point streak to close out the four-game road trip.

10:48: Christian Dvorak converts shorthanded. Bad to worse. | MTL 6, EDM 2

12:08: Joel Armia is off for holding. Oilers to the PP.

17:02: Harris with his second today for Montreal. | MTL 5, EDM 2

20:00: Game on for the third period!

SECOND PERIOD

0.0: The Oilers trail 4-2 through 40 minutes after a five-goal, penalty-filled period.

1:19: Deflection in front by Harvey-Pinard on the PP off a soft interference call on Bouchard restores the Montreal two-goal lead. | MTL 4, EDM 2

2:23: Bouchard. Interference.

5:01: KANER!!! ONE-GOAL GAME!!! The 5-on-3 had expired, but on the next chance, number 91 rips it past Jake Allen in the building where he scored his first Oilers goal. | MTL 3, EDM 2

7:06: Now Savard is off for hooking! Two-man advantage coming up for the Oilers after Nuge is hooked.

7:38: LEON GETS ONE BACK!!! Hyman drove hard to the net and caused havoc for Draisaitl to easily score on the second chance. Harris is in the box after the play for Montreal too, so Edmonton stays on the man advantage. | MTL 3, EDM 1

9:24: Jonathan Drouin takes a hooking penalty.

10:03: Tensions boil over after a cross-check from Kane and Desharnais drops the gloves in his hometown with Xhekaj, a tough customer.

11:37: Josh Anderson cleans up a rebound in front for the three-goal lead. | MTL 3, EDM 0

13:32: Cody Ceci heads to the box for hooking.

16:06: Edmonton can’t escape their own zone and it leads to a second for Montreal from Jordan Harris. | MTL 2, EDM 0

20:00: The second period is underway!

FIRST PERIOD

0.0: The Oilers trail 1-0 through 20 minutes.

2:58: After coming up short on their first chance, the Oilers get another PP opportunity as Dadonov goes off for interference.

10:15: An interference call on Xhekaj give the Oilers power play the chance to answer right back.

11:46: Miscommunication between McLeod and Skinner on covering it up in the Oilers crease leads to Belzile breaking the deadlock. It’s a deserved lead for Montreal after a good start to the game. | MTL 1, EDM 0

15:08: McDavid heads off for hooking. The captain didn’t like it and marched straight off.

16:09: The Habs have had the jump on the Oilers in the first four minutes with a few good opportunities to Edmonton’s none.

20:00: Game on from the Bell Centre! Connor McDavid eyes 100 points as the Oilers try to take seven of eight points on this road trip.

20:00: Warmups are underway at the Bell Centre.

TODAY’S LINEUP:

Holloway – McDavid – Ryan
Draisaitl – Nugent-Hopkins – Puljujarvi
Kane – McLeod – Hyman
Janmark – Foegele

Nurse – Ceci
Kulak – Barrie
Broberg – Bouchard
Desharnais

Skinner
Campbell