GAME THREAD: Game 3/56 Montréal Canadiens @ Edmonton Oilers

Oilers look to keep the goals flowing as the Habs visit Rogers Place

By Jeff Chapman@NewWaveOil Jan 16, 2021, 4:01pm MST

Montreal Canadiens v Toronto Maple Leafs — Josh Anderson picked up a pair in his Canadiens debut

Edmonton Oilers (1-1-0 3rd, North) vs

Montreal Canadiens (0-0-1 6th, North)

16 January 2021

Rogers Place

5 PM MST

TV: Sportsnet West, Sportsnet East, Sportsnet Pacific

Radio: 630 CHED

SB Nation Opponents: Eyes On The Prize

The Oilers are coming off a 5-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday. A win tonight will give them sole possession of first place in the North Division early on. The Canadiens are looking for their first win after dropping their season opener 5-4 in OT to the Leafs. Can the Oilers make it two in a row with a win tonight?

Today vs MTL:

RNH-McDavid-Archibald
Kahun-Draisaitl-Yamamoto
Ennis-Turris-Puljujarvi
Nygard-Shore-Chiasson

Nurse-Bear
Jones-Larsson
Koekkoek-Barrie

Koskinen@Bob_Stauffer & I coming up at 5:15 MT on @630CHED ... no Kassian, he’s celebrating birth of 2nd child (Olivia, 7.7). https://t.co/IGUTNNxqqM
— Jack Michaels (@EdmontonJack) January 16, 2021

THREE THINGS TO LOOK FOR

DEUXIÈME LIGNE: The second line for Montréal was where most of the action was on Wednesday night. Josh Anderson had two goals in his first game as a member of the Canadiens. Nick Suzuki had one too. The Oilers are going to need to pay attention to this pair tonight.
BACK IN: Tyler Ennis and Joakim Nygärd are going into the lineup tonight. Here’s hoping they put Ennis back on the third line with Kyle Turris. With both Ennis and Nygärd going in, Jujhar Khaira will be a healthy scratch ~~along with either Alex Chiasson (probably) or Devin Shore~~. Zack Kassian is also out as he is celebrating the birth of his second child.
TEN IN A ROW?: Mikko Koskinen will have his work cut out for him between now and the end of January. The Oilers claimed goaltender Troy Grosenick off waivers from the Kings, and it’ll be two weeks of quarantining before he can appear in a game. Tonight will be Mikko Koskinen’s third start in a row with likely seven more to follow. Can Koskinen string together some solid performances?