The Edmonton Oilers (13-11-0) host the Montreal Canadiens (12-10-1) at Rogers Place on Saturday. Montreal is coming off a 2-1 win over the Flames on Thursday, their third win in a row away from home. The Canadiens committed four penalties in the game, though they held Calgary without a power play goal.
Cole Caufield and Juraj Slafkovsky each scored once for the Canadiens. Sean Monahan had two assists to lead the team in scoring. Jake Allen saved an impressive 45 of 46 shots (.978%) in the win. Edmonton is playing the first of four games at home after a 5-3 loss against the Wild on Thursday, ending a three-game winning streak.
Leon Draisaitl, Connor McDavid, and Klim Kostin scored one apiece for the Oilers. Draisaitl and McDavid both added an assist to lead the team in scoring. Jack Campbell only had 25 saves on 30 shots against (.833%) in the loss.
HEAD TO HEAD
The teams split their two meetings last season, the last of which was a 5-2 victory for the Canadiens in March. Nick Suzuki led Montreal with three points (1G 2A). Ryan McLeod and Evander Kane were on the scoresheet for Edmonton. Sam Montembeault got the win, saving 28 of 30 shots (.933%).
FACING OFF
Montreal is averaging 2.78 goals per game for the season, 26th in the NHL, and they are taking on an Oilers team that is allowing 3.62 goals a game (26th). Meanwhile, Edmonton has found the net 3.42 times a game on average, ninth in the league, and the Canadiens are allowing opponents to score 3.39 goals per game (22nd).
The Oilers’ 28.74% power play percentage is the fourth-best in the league, while the Canadiens rank 30th with a conversion rate of just 15.49%. When it comes to defending power plays, Montreal has the league’s sixth-ranked PK% at 82.05%, while Edmonton is 26th at 72.63%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 25 points this season, Suzuki is the top skater for the Canadiens. He has 12 goals and 13 assists in 23 games. In the net, Montembeault (5-2-1) is Montreal’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 2.47 GAA and a .924% save percentage. Allen (6-8-0) leads the Canadiens in games played in goal.
He has a GAA of 3.57 and a save percentage of .890%.McDavid leads the Oilers and the league in scoring with 43 points. He has 19 goals (2nd) and 24 assists (3rd) in 24 games. Stuart Skinner (6-5-0) has the best goals against average for Edmonton at 2.91. He has a save percentage of .914%. Campbell (7-5-0) has played the most games in net for the Oilers this season. He has a 4.04 GAA and a .875% save percentage.
HOME AND AWAY
Montreal is 6-4-1 away from home this season. Edmonton is 6-6-0 at Rogers Place this season.
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