GAME DAY PREVIEW | Montreal Canadiens vs Edmonton Oilers: Preview, TV, Start Time, Statistical Match-up, Projected Lines, Starting Goalies, Keys to Victory, Habs Tickets

A Look Back

A weird game that saw the Maple Leafs superstars go quiet while the Habs were flat all night. A lack of emotion and effort by the Habs allowed the Leafs to take the second straight game and increase their lead for the Canadian division.

Last game: MTL 2  TOR 4  F

For a complete game recap: Maple Leafs @ Canadiens: Habs Outworked, Outplayed

Players to Watch

• Brendan Gallagher
  When the Habs are flat and need some energy, Gallagher has been the spark for several years, he was no where to be found last night and knows he has to make up for that.
• Jonathan Drouin
  With the offense starting to slow down Drouin needs to become a leader and start finishing the chances his line has created.
• Phillip Danault
  Danault has been invisible offensively almost to the point when he is on the ice you can expect nothing to happen. He has also been unreliable defensively this season.

Keys to Victory

• Play with urgency
  The Habs lacked urgency last game, it could be due to the lack of fans but the Habs have been flat the last few games.
• Use speed
  To get back to the way the Habs were playing at the beginning of the season the Habs need to start using their speed again.
• Win special teams
  The Habs had some chances to get some momentum last game but failed to do anything on the power-play. The Habs need to capitalize on the opportunities giving to them. 

2020-21 statistics

• “There are highs and lows in every season. We aren’t playing as well as we did at the beginning of the year. There’s been a small decrease in energy. We’re trying to rectify the situation to play at a level we believe we can play at in order to have success. We’ve just got to make sure that we bring our A-game, which I think hasn’t quite been there in the last few games. We’ve got to kind of up our A-game to a level I know we can play at. Right now, it’s not terrible, but it’s just not good enough.”

Bottom Line

It won’t be an easy task as the Oilers still have two of the best offensive players in the league.