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Montreal Canadiens at Edmonton Oilers

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Evan Bouchard scores late in OT to lift the Oilers past the Canadiens, 3-2

Connor McDavid finds Evan Bouchard for Oilers' OT winner

Leon Draisaitl scored his NHL-leading 46th goal and assisted on Bouchard's goal. Corey Perry also scored and Stuart Skinner made 25 saves. The Oilers had lost six of seven, and the Canadiens had won five in a row.

Cole Caufield scored his 31st for Montreal, and Joel Armia also beat Skinner. Sam Montembeault stopped 29 shots.

Takeaways Canadiens: Montreal remained a point out of the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.

Oilers: Draisaitl extended his points streak to 13 games. He has 10 goals in his last 10 games.

Key moment After a scoreless third period, Edmonton put the game away with just 6.9 seconds remaining in overtime as McDavid circled the zone before sending a saucer pass to a hard-charging Bouchard.

Key stat Draisaitl broke a tie with Mark Messier for fourth place on the Oilers' career goals list with 393. Wayne Gretzky tops the list with 583, followed by Jari Kurri with 474 and Glenn Anderson with 417.

Up nex t Both teams are in action Saturday night. The Canadiens are at Calgary, and the Oilers host Dallas.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 9:34 Corey Perry Goal (14) Backhand, assists: Max Jones (1), Connor McDavid (55)
Goal 1st Period 15:14 Cole Caufield Goal (31) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 2nd Period 1:06 Leon Draisaitl Goal (46) Snap Shot, assists: Evan Bouchard (38), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (22)
Goal 2nd Period 10:19 Joel Armia Goal (11) Slap Shot, assists: Lane Hutson (45), Jake Evans (17)
Goal 4th Period 4:53 Evan Bouchard Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Connor McDavid (56), Leon Draisaitl (48)

Statistics

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24 Blocked Shots 14
29 Hits 21
2 Takeaways 12
27 Shots 32
0 Power Play Goals 1
2 Power Play Opportunities 3
0.0 Power Play Percentage 33.3
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
27 Faceoffs Won 23
54.0 Faceoff Win Percent 46.0
13 Giveaways 10
3 Total Penalties 2
6 Penalty Minutes 4
Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Mattias Ekholm, D Out Mar 30
John Klingberg, D Out Mar 30
Connor McDavid, C Out Mar 30
Stuart Skinner, G Out Mar 29
Trent Frederic, C Injured Reserve Mar 21
Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Rafael Harvey-Pinard, LW Out Mar 19

Game Information

Rogers Place

Location: Edmonton, AB
Attendance: 18,347 | Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 46 25 96 4
Tampa Bay 44 25 93 5
Florida 44 27 92 4
Ottawa 39 29 84 6
Montreal 35 30 79 9
Detroit 34 33 75 7
Buffalo 32 36 70 6
Boston 30 36 69 9

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 45 21 98 8
Los Angeles 42 23 93 9
Edmonton 43 26 91 5
Calgary 35 27 82 12
Vancouver 34 27 81 13
Anaheim 33 33 74 8
Seattle 31 38 68 6
San Jose 20 44 50 10
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