After last night's Rangers, the Canadiens played their second game in two nights, this time against the Oilers.
After two straight starts for Jacob Fowler, Jakub Dobes returned in goal.
Here are the ingredients:
#Habs lineups against the Oilers pic.twitter.com/Ai4QTSwajg
– Stu Cowan (@StuCowan1) December 15, 2025
There were no goals scored in the first period, but Montreal was perfect on the power play (3/3).
The Oilers had a two-minute power play early in the game, but Dobs was reliable.
This gave the home team momentum. What a sequence from the quartet.
Jakub Dobes did a great job from the penalty spot. pic.twitter.com/MG3KzULXxS
— Matt Drake (@DrakeMT) December 15, 2025
Brendan Gallagher thought he had scored but the referee quickly disallowed his goal.
On the power play he skated the puck into the net.
Gallagher's goal was disallowed but scored. #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/fNfFbAJqyq
– Marc Dumont (@MarcPDumont) December 15, 2025
The Habs returned to the power play in the second period.
This time Calvin Picard was beaten. What a shot by Ivan Demidov!
The puck that had eyes
This shot although#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/HG8Ehds34w
– Montreal Canadiens (@CanadiensMTL) December 15, 2025
Then Connor McDavid proved that he is human.
He gave a nice Christmas present to Joe Veleno, who couldn't have asked for more.
OH NO
Montreal scored their second goal of the game with a gift from Connor McDavid!
pic.twitter.com/IsT3jfnWsT
– TSN (@TSN_Sports) December 15, 2025
Unlike the Oilers, Montreal was much more opportunistic with the player advantage.
For the second time that night, Juraj Slafkowski and Lane Hutson had assists for their teammates in 5-on-4 play.
This time Nick Suzuki took advantage.
Nick Suzuki scores with a great pass from Juraj Slafkovski. 3-0 #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/2qnYBQfEuH
– Marc Dumont (@MarcPDumont) December 15, 2025
Edmonton closed the gap, but Alexandre Texier restored his team's three-goal advantage.
He really saved his career in the metropolis.
Alexander took our three-goal advantage to heart
Thanks for restoring the three-goal lead. Alexander#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/JgnnlizdYh
– Montreal Canadiens (@CanadiensMTL) December 15, 2025
Final score: 4-1 Montreal.
Montreal returns to action Tuesday night against the Flyers at the Bell Centre. Now the question is: which goalkeeper will be in goal? Back to Dobs, who stopped 27 of 28 shots tonight? Samuel Montembault, who won't play on Tuesday for a week? Or two-game NHL veteran Jacob Fowler, who was great in Pittsburgh but struggled a little in New York?
To be seen.
Extension
– At the end of the game, Mike Matheson played 4:38 minutes and maintained the lead. What a warrior!
– Still. He later added another assist, so he is now 59 years old.
Lane Hutson now holds the record for most assists by a Canadiens defenseman in a calendar year (58).
– Guillaume Villemaire (@GVillemaire13) December 15, 2025
– He played a strong game.
Jake Evans after 58 minutes of PC play in the 1st period pic.twitter.com/cdG1sIVZEl
– /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) December 15, 2025
– Yes, he plays good hockey.
Alexandre Texier came to Montreal with a fresh start to his career and he's really taking advantage of it. He plays fast, intense and very confident.
He still has to support it, which has been his problem at previous stops.– Eric Engels (@EricEngels) December 15, 2025
– “Montreal” missed several breaks…
The Habs are the worst breakaway team in the league.
– /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) December 14, 2025
– More fear than harm.
Things could have turned out much worse for Adam Engström. #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/A3vJRmga2T
– Marc Dumont (@MarcPDumont) December 15, 2025
