The Montreal Canadiens ability to keep the puck out of their own net this season has been a huge key to their six wins in eight starts, but Connor McDavid and the Oilers have the ability to flip that switch easily.

Montreal faced their biggest defensive test, and they passed with five-on-five dominance of the Oilers, but they couldn’t stop the refs from giving the Oilers five straight power plays to get back into the game.

The wild affair ended 6-5 Oilers.

Wilde Horses

The Canadiens need to start burying their chances much better than they are. In Calgary, on Wednesday, the Kapanen line was 91 per cent in Expected Goals, and the Suzuki line was 89 per cent in the first period, yet Montreal was up by only one. In Edmonton, a night later, the Suzuki line was 100 per cent, and the Kapan

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