Montreal at Edmonton

Montreal is loaded everywhere, third in the league in goals scored and penalty killing, plus tops in goals allowed. They're in bounce-back mode after suffering their first defeat, a 5-1 rout at Vancouver. That was the first time all season the Canadiens allowed a first-period goal. The Canadiens are 35-17 against a team with a losing record and face a young rebuilding Edmonton team that still has a lot of holes. Edmonton is #19 in goals scored and #24 in goals allowed. The Oilers are just 13-40 vs. a team with a winning percentage above .600, alone with a 1-4 run at home. Edmonton has allowed 14 goals in the last three contests and when these teams clash the road team is 5-1 in the last six meetings. Take Montreal in this one.