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2021-22 regular season

Canadiens at Oilers

🗓 📍 Rogers Place, Edmonton 🔁 Season series tied 1–1

Canadiens beat Oilers 5–2 at Rogers Place on March 5, 2022.

MTL – EDM
29–30
Shots on goal
2/4–0/4
Power play
29–24
Hits
9–6
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🇨🇦 MTL
Nick Suzuki
1 G, 2 A
3 shots · 22:22 TOI
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Cole Caufield
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 20:48 TOI
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Brendan Gallagher
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 14:18 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🇨🇦 Cole Caufield Go-ahead 1st · 10:58
Unassisted · beat Mike Smith
1–0
🛢️ Evander Kane Tying 1st · 11:20
Assists: Leon Draisaitl · beat Sam Montembeault
1–1
🇨🇦 Brendan Gallagher PP Go-ahead 1st · 19:21
Assists: Nick Suzuki, Chris Wideman · beat Mike Smith
2–1
2nd period
🛢️ Ryan McLeod Tying 2nd · 05:37
Assists: Zach Hyman, Evan Bouchard · beat Sam Montembeault
2–2
🇨🇦 Nick Suzuki PP Go-ahead 2nd · 10:17
Assists: Chris Wideman, Cole Caufield · beat Mike Smith
3–2
3rd period
🇨🇦 Artturi Lehkonen SH 3rd · 10:15
Assists: Brett Kulak, Nick Suzuki · beat Mike Smith
4–2
🇨🇦 Mike Hoffman Empty net 3rd · 16:11
Assists: Brendan Gallagher, Ben Chiarot
5–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Suzuki · Caufield · Anderson 20:48
L2 Pitlick · Hoffman · Dauphin 15:34
L3 Lehkonen · Gallagher · Armia 14:18
L4 Pezzetta · Perreault · Poehling 10:24
D1 Romanov · Chiarot 23:20
D2 Kulak · Petry 22:19
D3 Wideman · Clague 11:12
🛢️Oilers
L1 Hyman · Draisaitl · McDavid 24:04
L2 Kane · McLeod · Yamamoto 20:00
L3 Foegele · Ryan · Shore 12:11
L4 Benson · Turris 6:52
D1 Nurse · Ceci 22:46
D2 Keith · Lagesson 16:46
D3 Broberg · Niemelainen 12:28
D4 Bouchard 9:13

Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL EDM🛢️
29 Shots on goal 30
2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4
29 Hits 24
9 Blocked shots 6
8 Takeaways 8
23 Giveaways 16
8 Penalty minutes 8
MTL shooting 17.2% (5/29) EDM shooting 6.7% (2/30)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Sam Montembeault
28/30
.933 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI
🛢️Oilers
Mike Smith
24/28
.857 SV% · 4 GA · 59:43 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Cole Caufield · 1st 10:58 · 1–0 Evander Kane · 1st 11:20 · 1–1 Brendan Gallagher · 1st 19:21 · 2–1 Ryan McLeod · 2nd 05:37 · 2–2 Nick Suzuki · 2nd 10:17 · 3–2 Artturi Lehkonen · 3rd 10:15 · 4–2 Mike Hoffman · 3rd 16:11 · 5–2
MTL EDM
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–1
Canadiens
Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 7-2-2 (64% win rate, 11 games)
Oilers
Oilers — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-11-2 (19% win rate, 16 games)
After 2nd — 3–2
Canadiens
Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-2-1 (57% win rate, 7 games)
Oilers
Oilers — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-9-1 (17% win rate, 12 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1
Jan 292022 🛢️EDM @ 🇨🇦MTL 7–2 May 122021 🛢️EDM @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–3 OT May 102021 🛢️EDM @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–3 OT Apr 212021 🇨🇦MTL @ 🛢️EDM 4–3 Apr 192021 🇨🇦MTL @ 🛢️EDM 1–4
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Who won Canadiens vs Oilers on March 5, 2022?

Canadiens won 5–2. The final score was Canadiens 5, Oilers 2.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Artturi Lehkonen, Brendan Gallagher, Cole Caufield, Mike Hoffman, Nick Suzuki.

Who scored for Oilers?

Evander Kane, Ryan McLeod.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Sam Montembeault made 28 saves on 30 shots (.933 save percentage).

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Mike Smith made 24 saves on 28 shots (.857 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Oilers played?

At Rogers Place in Edmonton, the Oilers home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Oilers season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeMar 3 🇨🇦MTL @ 🔥CGY 5–4 AfterMar 9 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐋VAN 3–5
🛢️ Oilers
BeforeMar 3 🛢️EDM @ 🪶CHI 3–4 AfterMar 7 🛢️EDM @ 🔥CGY 1–3
Also on March 5
🎵STL 1–2 🏝️NYI 🪶CHI 3–4 🔔PHI 🏛️OTT 5–8 🌵ARI 🐙DET 2–6 🐆FLA 🐻BOS 5–4 🧥CBJ 🦑SEA 2–5 🦅WSH 🐋VAN 6–4 🍁TOR 🐯NSH 8–0 🦈SJS
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