GAME THREAD: Game 54/56 Edmonton Oilers @ Montréal Canadiens

Oilers look to prolong Canadiens’ bid for a playoff berth

By Jeff Chapman@NewWaveOil May 10, 2021, 4:45pm MDT

Edmonton Oilers (33-18-2, 2nd in North) vs

Canadiens can clinch final playoff spot in North Division with a point tonight. Edmonton looks to put a stop to all of that.

Mikko Koskinen starts:
12-12-0, 3.15 GAA, .900 SVP
Alex Stalock backs up.
Mike Smith gets the night off.
— Bob Stauffer (@Bob_Stauffer) May 10, 2021

THREE THINGS TO LOOK FOR

Mikko Koskinen simply can’t have the kind of night he had against Vancouver last week. He’ll get a chance to right the ship tonight as Mike Smith has the night off. Can Mikko Koskinen forget all about last week’s debacle and come out on top tonight?
Now seems like a good enough time for Ryan McLeod to make some waves on the scoresheet. McLeod can skate like the wind, can he, James Neal and Alex Chiasson find twine tonight?
STAY HEALTHY: 100 points is great, Leon pushing 80 is good too. Love to see a win, but keeping healthy between now and the end of this week is priority 1.

Let’s get at it.