The Montreal Canadiens’ trip to the province of Alberta was arguably their biggest of the season. They had narrowly escaped the Calgary Flames last Friday night thanks to Jake Allen, before utterly collapsing upon themselves against the Ottawa Senators on Saturday afternoon. First up was the Edmonton Oilers, a team looking to make a push up the North Division standings.
The Habs stunned the Oilers in overtime in their last meeting, with Eric Staal providing his only notable contribution to the organization with the overtime goal in his debut. The Canadiens kept their lineup the same from the previous game, right down to Carey Price starting in net.