The Montreal Canadiens look to pick up the pieces after a disastrous third period when they visit the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night.

Montreal scored four consecutive goals to seize a two-goal lead before the bottom fell out in a 6-5 setback to the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday. The loss was just the third in nine games for the Canadiens, who suffered a string of penalty calls that led to two crucial goals against.

"It's easy to be frustrated by the result and by everything that happened," Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis said. "The Oilers won on the board, but they haven't beat us. Honestly, the result is disappointing, but I'm happy with the way we played (on Thursday). We played 60 minutes, but we just didn't win. Even when they were leading 3-1, they led, but they weren't bea

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