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Edmonton Oilers (19-15-4) 3rd, Pacific vs
Montréal Canadiens (17-12-6) 2nd, Atlantic
21 December 2019
Rogers Place
500 PM MST
TV: Sportsnet West (SNW, SNE, SNP)
Radio: 630 CHED
SB Nation Opponent: Eyes On The Prize
The Oilers are on the tail end of a back-to-back tonight. Can the OIlers forget about last night’s shenanigans with the Canadiens in town?
The Canadiens are coming off a 4-3 OT win over the Flames on Thursday. Edmonton was on the wrong end of a 5-2 finish to the Penguins last night.
Oiler lineup vs MTL:
— Jack Michaels (@EdmontonJack) December 21, 2019
Draisaitl-McDavid-Kassian
Neal-RNH-Chiasson
Granlund-Haas-P. Russell
Nygard -Sheahan-Archibald
Klefbom-Larsson
Nurse-Bear
K. Russell-Jones
*Koskinen vs Price in net...
*EDM 3-0 in 2nd half of back-to-backs this year.
THREE THINGS TO LOOK FOR
- KOSS IS BOSS ONE MORE TIME: Mikko Koskinen gets the start tonight on the tail end of a back-to-back. If you happened to catch last night’s game, you’ll note that Mike Smith didn’t have a very good time out there. Look for Koskinen to continue receiving the lion’s share of the starts, including this one tonight .
- SPECIAL TEAMS: Montreal’s PK is 27th in the league at just under 76%. Now might be the time to get that number one power play going.
- STAYIN’ ALIVE: Last night’s loss kept the Oilers idle at third in the Pacific. Calgary is breathing down their necks with one less point and a game in hand. Can the Oilers put together a full sixty minutes?
Let’s. Go. Oilers