Canadiens snap out of funk, handle Oilers

Jakub Dobes made 27 saves and the host Montreal Canadiens defeated the Edmonton Oilers 4-1 on Sunday night.

Nick Suzuki ended a six-game goal drought for the Canadiens, who had lost three of four. Juraj Slafkovsky and Lane Hutson each had two assists.

Zach Hyman scored his fifth goal in three games for the Oilers, who had won four of five. Calvin Pickard made 23 saves.

Connor McDavid (assist) extended his point streak to six games (seven goals, nine assists).

Montreal went 2-for-4 on the power play; Edmonton was 1-for-5.

The Oilers were unable to convert on a two-minute 5-on-3 power play during a scoreless first period.

Ivan Demidov gave the Canadiens a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal at 2:28 of the second period. Demidov passed to Slafkovsky below the goal line, took the return pass in the right circle, moved in and beat Skinner with a wrist shot.

Joe Veleno made it 2-0 at 11:58 when he intercepted a pass deep in the Oilers' zone and scored an unassisted goal from the slot.

Suzuki made it 3-0 during a power play at 3:38 of the third period, scoring on a tip-in from the left post off a back-door pass from Slafkovsky. Suzuki extended his point streak to five games (one goal, five assists).

Dobes kept Edmonton scoreless when he came out of the crease to make a point-blank save against Mattias Janmark at 9:09.

Hyman pulled the Oilers within 3-1 at 12:29, knocking in the rebound of Evan Bouchard's shot during a power play.

Montreal regained its three-goal advantage at 13:52. Alexandre Texier controlled the puck after an Edmonton turnover, entered the zone 2-on-1 with Jayden Struble and beat Pickard with a snap shot from the left circle.

Edmonton pulled Pickard with over four minutes remaining but could get no closer.

--Field Level Media