Montreal Canadiens at Edmonton Oilers
· National Hockey League
Podkolzin breaks tie with 1:09 left, Oilers rally to beat the Canadiens 6-5
Podkolzin scored for the first time this season. Leon Draisaitl and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had power-play goals in a 58-second span midway through the third period to tie it.
David Tomasek, Adam Henrique and Andrew Mangiapane also scored for Edmonton. Calvin Pickard made 22 saves.
Alex Newhook and Cole Caufield each scored twice for Montreal, with the Canadians coming off a 2-1 overtime victory in Calgary on Wednesday night.
Josh Anderson also scored for Montreal. Montembeault stopped 23 shots.
Oilers: At Seattle on Saturday night.
Regular Season SeriesEDM leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 7:28 | Alex Newhook Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Lane Hutson (6), Oliver Kapanen (1) |
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Goal | 1st Period 16:12 | David Tomasek Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Vasily Podkolzin (3), Noah Philp (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 10:37 | Adam Henrique Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Jake Walman (1), Mattias Ekholm (3) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 13:28 | Andrew Mangiapane Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Darnell Nurse (3), Connor McDavid (8) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 16:57 | Josh Anderson Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Brendan Gallagher (6), Jake Evans (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 18:00 | Cole Caufield Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Noah Dobson (4), Lane Hutson (7) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 18:49 | Cole Caufield Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Nick Suzuki (11), Alexandre Carrier (2) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 2:10 | Alex Newhook Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Oliver Kapanen (2), Jayden Struble (2) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 11:19 | Leon Draisaitl Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Connor McDavid (9), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (4) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 12:17 | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Goal (5) Backhand, assists: Connor McDavid (10), Evan Bouchard (2) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 18:51 | Vasily Podkolzin Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Darnell Nurse (4), Jake Walman (2) |
Statistics
 MTL |
 EDM |
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|---|---|---|
| 16 | Blocked Shots | 19 |
| 15 | Hits | 15 |
| 6 | Takeaways | 3 |
| 27 | Shots | 29 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 2 |
| 1 | Power Play Opportunities | 5 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 40.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 21 | Faceoffs Won | 36 |
| 36.8 | Faceoff Win Percent | 63.2 |
| 14 | Giveaways | 12 |
| 6 | Total Penalties | 1 |
| 20 | Penalty Minutes | 2 |
Edmonton Oilers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Connor Clattenburg, C | Injured Reserve | Dec 11 |
| Jake Walman, D | Injured Reserve | Dec 11 |
| Jack Roslovic, C | Injured Reserve | Dec 11 |
| Kasperi Kapanen, RW | Injured Reserve | Dec 8 |
| Noah Philp, C | Injured Reserve | Dec 8 |
Montreal Canadiens Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Montembeault, G | Out | Dec 16 |
| Mike Matheson, D | Out | Dec 16 |
