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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Edmonton 6, Montreal 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 9, 2017
Where: Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
Referees: Jean Hebert, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Jonny Murray
Attendance: 21302
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Edmonton 2226
Montreal 0112
Periods:
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1
Edmonton   Montreal
Connor McDavid wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec. 0:00  
  0:41 Jeff Petry blocks shot from Oscar Klefbom.
  0:41 Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Leon Draisaitl.
Kris Russell blocks shot from Jeff Petry. 1:06  
  1:06 Takeaway by Paul Byron.
  1:10 Shot by Jeff Petry misses the net
Ryan Strome hits Karl Alzner. 1:13  
Giveaway by Ryan Strome. 1:21  
Ryan Strome hits Karl Alzner. 1:25  
Darnell Nurse blocks shot from Paul Byron. 1:26  
Leon Draisaitl penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Paul Byron. 1:29  
  1:29 Andrew Shaw wins the faceoff against Connor McDavid.
  1:38 Shot by Shea Weber misses the net
Giveaway by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. 1:43  
Giveaway by Kris Russell. 2:26  
  2:35 Charles Hudon shoots Saved by Laurent Brossoit.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins wins the faceoff against Max Pacioretty. 2:37  
Oscar Klefbom blocks shot from Jeff Petry. 2:57  
Oscar Klefbom blocks shot from Max Pacioretty. 3:18  
  3:54 Shot by Daniel Carr misses the net
Takeaway by Kris Russell. 4:06  
Patrick Maroon hits Jordie Benn. 4:19  
Brandon Davidson blocks shot from Tomas Plekanec. 4:48  
Milan Lucic hits Karl Alzner. 5:01  
Oscar Klefbom blocks shot from Shea Weber. 5:15  
Giveaway by Matt Benning. 5:38  
  5:40 Phillip Danault shoots Saved by Laurent Brossoit.
  5:41 Andrew Shaw wins the faceoff against Mark Letestu.
Nathan Walker hits Jakub Jerabek. 6:22  
  6:43 Nicolas Deslauriers hits Brandon Davidson.
Darnell Nurse shoots Saved by Carey Price. 6:58  
Jujhar Khaira hits Jeff Petry. 7:01  
Patrick Maroon hits Shea Weber. 7:33  
Michael Cammalleri scores. Assisted by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Patrick Maroon. 7:46  
Connor McDavid wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault. 7:46  
  7:57 Phillip Danault shoots Saved by Laurent Brossoit.
  8:09 Paul Byron hits Jesse Puljujarvi.
Jesse Puljujarvi shoots Saved by Carey Price. 8:19  
  8:20 Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Leon Draisaitl.
  8:36 Alex Galchenyuk shoots Saved by Laurent Brossoit.
  8:47 Takeaway by Jonathan Drouin.
  9:19 Byron Froese hits Brandon Davidson.
  9:30 David Schlemko hits Zack Kassian.
  9:32 Byron Froese hits Brandon Davidson.
Nathan Walker shoots Saved by Carey Price. 9:45  
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault. 9:46  
  9:51 Phillip Danault blocks shot from Patrick Maroon.
Michael Cammalleri hits Phillip Danault. 10:01  
  10:07 Max Pacioretty hits Matt Benning.
Takeaway by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. 10:15  
Michael Cammalleri hits Paul Byron. 10:22  
Patrick Maroon shoots Saved by Carey Price. 10:32  
Jujhar Khaira scores. Assisted by Ryan Strome. 11:37  
Leon Draisaitl wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin. 11:37  
Takeaway by Ryan Strome. 11:37  
Mark Letestu wins the faceoff against Byron Froese. 11:44  
Matt Benning shoots Saved by Carey Price. 12:06  
Oscar Klefbom shoots Saved by Carey Price. 12:10  
  12:16 Nicolas Deslauriers hits Mark Letestu.
  12:48 Shot by Jeff Petry misses the net
  12:56 Jeff Petry hits Michael Cammalleri.
  12:57 Karl Alzner blocks shot from Darnell Nurse.
Connor McDavid wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec. 12:58  
Shot by Brandon Davidson misses the net 13:02  
  13:20 Charles Hudon hits Brandon Davidson.
Leon Draisaitl wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin. 13:40  
  14:19 Jonathan Drouin hits Jujhar Khaira.
Giveaway by Kris Russell. 14:34  
Giveaway by Kris Russell. 14:48  
Zack Kassian hits Jakub Jerabek. 14:54  
Darnell Nurse blocks shot from David Schlemko. 14:56  
Giveaway by Kris Russell. 15:02  
Darnell Nurse blocks shot from Nicolas Deslauriers. 15:03  
Giveaway by Zack Kassian. 15:14  
  15:23 Shot by Jakub Jerabek misses the net
  15:30 David Schlemko shoots Saved by Laurent Brossoit.
  15:34 Nicolas Deslauriers shoots Saved by Laurent Brossoit.
Giveaway by Mark Letestu. 15:38  
  15:41 Paul Byron shoots Saved by Laurent Brossoit.
Kris Russell blocks shot from David Schlemko. 15:42  
  16:21 Phillip Danault hits Michael Cammalleri.
  16:36 Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Laurent Brossoit.
  16:37 Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Connor McDavid.
  16:42 Giveaway by Shea Weber.
  16:46 Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Connor McDavid.
Leon Draisaitl wins the faceoff against Andrew Shaw. 17:29  
Ryan Strome shoots Saved by Carey Price. 17:55  
  17:56 Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Ryan Nugent-Hopkins.
Yohann Auvitu shoots Saved by Carey Price. 18:20  
  18:25 Phillip Danault hits Patrick Maroon.
Takeaway by Michael Cammalleri. 18:27  
  18:34 Byron Froese wins the faceoff against Mark Letestu.
  18:41 Shot by Jakub Jerabek misses the net
  19:14 Daniel Carr hits Nathan Walker.
Mark Letestu blocks shot from Nicolas Deslauriers. 19:17  
  19:18 Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Connor McDavid.
Milan Lucic blocks shot from Shea Weber. 19:21  
Jesse Puljujarvi blocks shot from Jordie Benn. 19:26  
Kris Russell blocks shot from Brendan Gallagher. 19:38  
Kris Russell blocks shot from Charles Hudon. 19:57  
Milan Lucic hits Charles Hudon. 19:57  
2
Edmonton   Montreal
Connor McDavid wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec. 0:00  
Shot by Connor McDavid misses the net 0:10  
  0:11 Charles Hudon wins the faceoff against Connor McDavid.
  0:38 Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Laurent Brossoit.
  0:58 Giveaway by Tomas Plekanec.
  1:02 Giveaway by Shea Weber.
Shot by Ryan Strome misses the net 1:10  
Jujhar Khaira scores. Assisted by Ryan Strome and Kris Russell. 1:11  
Leon Draisaitl wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault. 1:11  
  1:35 Jeff Petry penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Leon Draisaitl.
  1:35 Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Leon Draisaitl.
Mark Letestu shoots Saved by Carey Price. 1:38  
Connor McDavid shoots Saved by Carey Price. 2:00  
Milan Lucic scores a power play goal. Assisted by Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid. 2:24  
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin. 2:24  
  2:36 Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Ryan Nugent-Hopkins.
Patrick Maroon hits Jakub Jerabek. 2:46  
Takeaway by Michael Cammalleri. 2:55  
Patrick Maroon hits Jakub Jerabek. 3:02  
Mark Letestu wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin. 3:16  
Nathan Walker shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 3:19  
  3:36 Nicolas Deslauriers hits Yohann Auvitu.
Giveaway by Yohann Auvitu. 3:38  
  3:45 Karl Alzner shoots Saved by Laurent Brossoit.
  3:50 Byron Froese shoots Saved by Laurent Brossoit.
Nathan Walker blocks shot from Daniel Carr. 3:53  
Zack Kassian blocks shot from Karl Alzner. 4:04  
Brandon Davidson blocks shot from Byron Froese. 4:09  
Zack Kassian hits Karl Alzner. 4:10  
Brandon Davidson blocks shot from Daniel Carr. 4:11  
  4:13 Brendan Gallagher wins the faceoff against Connor McDavid.
  4:13 Shot by Brendan Gallagher misses the net
Milan Lucic shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 4:40  
  4:53 Shea Weber hits Jesse Puljujarvi.
Connor McDavid shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 4:55  
  4:58 Giveaway by Jordie Benn.
  5:32 Paul Byron hits Jujhar Khaira.
  5:59 David Schlemko blocks shot from Jujhar Khaira.
Kris Russell blocks shot from Jonathan Drouin. 6:05  
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin. 6:06  
Michael Cammalleri shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 6:21  
Giveaway by Kris Russell. 6:47  
  7:06 Andrew Shaw penalty for fighting against Darnell Nurse - 5 mins (Major).
Darnell Nurse penalty for fighting against Andrew Shaw - 5 mins (Major). 7:06  
Mark Letestu wins the faceoff against Byron Froese. 7:06  
  7:23 Daniel Carr hits Brandon Davidson.
Shot by Yohann Auvitu misses the net 7:43  
Nathan Walker hits Jakub Jerabek. 7:47  
Nathan Walker hits Byron Froese. 7:52  
  7:54 Byron Froese wins the faceoff against Connor McDavid.
  8:00 Byron Froese hits Connor McDavid.
Connor McDavid wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault. 8:03  
  8:18 Giveaway by Max Pacioretty.
  8:20 Karl Alzner hits Jesse Puljujarvi.
Milan Lucic hits Jeff Petry. 8:23  
  8:43 Takeaway by Phillip Danault.
Jesse Puljujarvi hits Max Pacioretty. 8:47  
Shot by Connor McDavid misses the net 8:58  
  9:01 Takeaway by Karl Alzner.
  9:26 Giveaway by Karl Alzner.
Kris Russell blocks shot from Brendan Gallagher. 9:34  
Yohann Auvitu shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 9:34  
Kris Russell blocks shot from Shea Weber. 9:41  
Yohann Auvitu blocks shot from David Schlemko. 10:23  
Shot by Nathan Walker misses the net 10:55  
Shot by Mark Letestu misses the net 11:02  
  11:05 Shea Weber hits Nathan Walker.
  11:45 Nicolas Deslauriers hits Milan Lucic.
Milan Lucic hits Nicolas Deslauriers. 11:55  
Brandon Davidson shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 12:06  
Brandon Davidson penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Phillip Danault. 12:29  
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin. 12:29  
Takeaway by Zack Kassian. 13:25  
  13:44 Alex Galchenyuk scores a power play goal. Assisted by Jeff Petry and Max Pacioretty.
  13:44 Byron Froese wins the faceoff against Leon Draisaitl.
Brandon Davidson hits Jakub Jerabek. 14:06  
Brandon Davidson blocks shot from Byron Froese. 14:17  
  14:20 Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Connor McDavid.
Jesse Puljujarvi shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 14:29  
  14:30 Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Connor McDavid.
Jesse Puljujarvi shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 14:36  
Shot by Milan Lucic misses the net 14:36  
Connor McDavid hits Paul Byron. 14:54  
  15:21 Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Ryan Nugent-Hopkins.
Michael Cammalleri shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 15:30  
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin. 15:31  
  15:57 Jonathan Drouin hits Matt Benning.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 16:12  
  16:17 Jakub Jerabek blocks shot from Patrick Maroon.
  16:25 Jakub Jerabek hits Michael Cammalleri.
  16:36 Giveaway by Jonathan Drouin.
Shot by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins misses the net 16:40  
  17:03 Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Laurent Brossoit.
  17:08 Shea Weber shoots Saved by Laurent Brossoit.
  17:09 Daniel Carr wins the faceoff against Leon Draisaitl.
Giveaway by Nathan Walker. 17:09  
Leon Draisaitl wins the faceoff against Byron Froese. 17:27  
  17:55 Byron Froese hits Leon Draisaitl.
Connor McDavid wins the faceoff against Byron Froese. 18:00  
Matt Benning shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 18:05  
  18:07 Nicolas Deslauriers hits Matt Benning.
Connor McDavid shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 18:07  
Connor McDavid wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec. 18:13  
  18:20 Shot by Charles Hudon misses the net
Milan Lucic hits Jeff Petry. 18:54  
Yohann Auvitu shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 19:02  
  19:07 Giveaway by Jeff Petry.
  19:13 Charles Hudon blocks shot from Yohann Auvitu.
  19:23 Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Ryan Nugent-Hopkins.
  19:47 Andrew Shaw wins the faceoff against Mark Letestu.
  19:52 Max Pacioretty hits Leon Draisaitl.
  19:54 Andrew Shaw shoots Saved by Laurent Brossoit.
  19:59 Alex Galchenyuk shoots Saved by Laurent Brossoit.
3
Edmonton   Montreal
Connor McDavid wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec. 0:00  
  0:07 Jeff Petry hits Connor McDavid.
Shot by Milan Lucic misses the net 0:11  
  0:13 Brendan Gallagher penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Milan Lucic.
Mark Letestu wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec. 0:13  
  0:58 Giveaway by Max Pacioretty.
Milan Lucic shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 1:07  
  1:09 Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Ryan Strome.
  1:43 Jeff Petry hits Michael Cammalleri.
Matt Benning shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 1:58  
Jujhar Khaira wins the faceoff against Byron Froese. 2:31  
  2:33 Brendan Gallagher penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nathan Walker.
Leon Draisaitl wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec. 2:33  
Oscar Klefbom scores a power play goal. Assisted by Mark Letestu and Milan Lucic. 2:39  
Connor McDavid wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin. 2:39  
Connor McDavid wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin. 2:45  
Giveaway by Brandon Davidson. 2:59  
Yohann Auvitu scores. Assisted by Connor McDavid and Jesse Puljujarvi. 3:09  
Leon Draisaitl wins the faceoff against Byron Froese. 3:09  
  3:20 Nicolas Deslauriers hits Kris Russell.
Jujhar Khaira hits Byron Froese. 3:34  
  3:40 Nicolas Deslauriers hits Kris Russell.
Leon Draisaitl shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 3:44  
  3:50 Byron Froese hits Ryan Strome.
Jujhar Khaira hits Nicolas Deslauriers. 3:55  
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins wins the faceoff against Byron Froese. 3:55  
Michael Cammalleri shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 3:58  
  4:03 Byron Froese blocks shot from Oscar Klefbom.
  4:37 Shot by Max Pacioretty misses the net
  4:51 Giveaway by Max Pacioretty.
  11:12 Andrew Shaw wins the faceoff against Mark Letestu.
  11:44 Jakub Jerabek blocks shot from Brandon Davidson.
Shot by Darnell Nurse misses the net 11:47  
Brandon Davidson shoots Saved by Antti Niemi. 12:07  
Shot by Connor McDavid misses the net 12:16  
  12:37 Max Pacioretty shoots Saved by Laurent Brossoit.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec. 12:38  
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins wins the faceoff against Andrew Shaw. 13:06  
Patrick Maroon penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 mins (Minor). 13:06  
  13:45 David Schlemko shoots Saved by Laurent Brossoit.
  13:48 Charles Hudon shoots Saved by Laurent Brossoit.
  15:58 Phillip Danault scores. Assisted by Byron Froese and Daniel Carr.
Leon Draisaitl wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault. 15:58  
  16:17 Takeaway by Phillip Danault.
  16:47 Jonathan Drouin blocks shot from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins.
  18:38 Giveaway by David Schlemko.
  18:58 David Schlemko blocks shot from Darnell Nurse.
Mark Letestu wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault. 19:56