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Speaking postgame, St. Louis made it clear that although the Oilers won on the scoreboard, Montreal outplayed Edmonton in every meaningful way. St. Louis stopped short of directly accusing the referees of bias, but his comments strongly implied that officiating tilted the game.
A loss for the fourth time in five games seemed all but inevitable before a turnaround secured a remarkable 6-5 victory over the Canadiens.
EDMONTON, AB – The Edmonton Oilers will honour forward Adam Henrique for reaching the 1,000 NHL games played milestone with a pre-game ceremony on Thursday, October 30 when they host the New York Rangers at Rogers Place.
So far, Knoblauch has most utilized the line combinations of Ike Howard, Adam Henrique and David Tomasek, playing them 29.4 minutes together and Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and Trent Frederic, as well as McDavid, Draisaitl and Andrew Mangiapane, both lines seeing 24.6 minutes together.
Through the first seven games of this NHL season, the Edmonton Oilers averaged 1.55 goals per 60 during five-on-five play. After seven games in 2024-25, Edmonton’s five-on-five goals per 60 of 1.57 was also near the bottom of the league. The club recovered from there; in the final 75 games, it posted 2.56 goals per 60.
Welcome to the NHL Status Report. Here is the latest lineup/injury news around the NHL. Edmonton Oilers. Zach Hyman is nearing a return for the Oilers and could play as early as N
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4 Takeaways From Oilers’ 6-5 Win Over Canadiens
The Edmonton Oilers defeated the Montreal Canadiens by a score of 6-5 at Rogers Place on Thursday (Oct. 23) night. Leon Draisaitl, Adam Henrique, Andrew Mangiapane, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Vasily Podkolzin and David Tomasek all scored for the Oilers.
The Edmonton Oilers won a 6-5 slugfest against the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night at home at Rogers Place. The Oilers rallied from a 5-3 deficit to get the win on a late goal by Vasily Podkolzin.
Vasily Podkolzin beat goalie Sam Montembeault with a backhander with 1:09 left and the Edmonton Oilers overcame a late two-goal deficit to edge the Montreal Canadiens 6-5 on Thursday night.
Canadiens star Cole Caufield voiced out his frustration over the way Thursday's game against the Oilers was officiated.
The Edmonton Oilers’ 6–5 comeback win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night had everything — goals, emotion, chaos, and controversy. Much of the postgame discussion, however, centered not on the players or the play,