Montreal 1 @ Edmonton 2 (F)

Montreal 1 @ Edmonton 2 (F)
Oilers Hold on for Revenge
The Oilers came home with revenge on their mind after a tough loss to the Montreal Canadiens. With the loss of one of their offensive leaders Ryan Smyth at the trade deadline and the still unexplained disappearance of Jarrett Stoll and MA Pouliot the Oilers seemed to be without their identity. The Canadiens smelled blood and came out flying in the first period putting pressure on the Oilers. THe Oil fought back but with little results on either side.

With just 5 minutes into the 2nd period, the Oilers received a powerplay and through out it's much maligned powerplay. The inexplicable double shifting of Raffi Torres which was at the center of the controversy seemed to pay off as the young winger pounded in a rebound past a sprawling Huet. The rest of the second period continued in a tight defensive battle with nothing going past the goalies until a few minutes into the third period. Petr Sykora who seemed to have risen up to the challange of losing Smyth and Stoll, finished off a nice passing play from his new linemates Horcoff and Hemsky as the newly formed Shh! line finbally scored at even strength.

Rolli the Oiler goalie and the defence took over from there giving up little chances to the visiting Habitants. However, Sheldon Souray was able to pound a shot from the point past the Oilers' netminder to liven the last couple minutes up as the Canadiens pressed and the Oilers held on.

Stats
Shots: Mon 14 @ Edm 19
Hits: Mon 40 @ Edm 23
Faceofffs: Mon 10 @ Edm 13

3 Stars
1st star P. Sykora
2nd star S. Horcoff
3rd star S Souray

Scoring summary

1st
No Scoring
2nd
Edm: Torres (PP) - Sykora, Horcoff
3rd
Edm: Sykora - Horcoff, Hemsky
Mon: Souray - Streit, Ryder
Goalies: Huet, Roloson

Good games Franki, I thought for sure you were going to tie it late!