Oilers continue road trip with Monday matchup against the Habs in Montreal

After suffering a 4-3 overtime nonaccomplishment to the Toronto Maple Leafs connected Saturday, a crippled that saw defenceman Darnell Nurse permission the crippled aft taking a convulsive deed to the head, the Edmonton Oilers volition proceed their three-game roadworthy travel connected Monday nighttime erstwhile they look disconnected against the Montreal Canadiens.

The Oilers (9-7-2) presently inhabit 5th spot successful the NHL Pacific Division standings portion the Habs (6-10-2) stay successful past spot successful the Atlantic Division contempt coming disconnected a 5-1 triumph implicit the Columbus Blue Jackets this weekend.

Some of the Oilers’ apical players person fared good erstwhile playing against Montreal recently. In his past 10 games against the Habs, skipper Connor McDavid has scored six goals and enactment up 17 points portion Leon Draisaitl is presently connected a nine-game constituent streak against the Canadiens.

As of Monday morning, it was not wide if Nurse would play successful Monday night’s game. On Saturday night, helium near the crystal bleeding and did not instrumentality to the crippled aft being deed by Toronto guardant Ryan Reaves successful the 2nd period.

Nurse was carrying the puck on the extremity boards successful the Oilers’ portion and did not look to spot Reaves coming erstwhile helium deed him high. Reaves was thrown retired of the crippled and connected Sunday, the NHL announced the Leafs subordinate would beryllium suspended for 5 games.

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After Saturday night’s game, Oilers guardant Ryan Nugent-Hopkins described Reaves’ deed arsenic “a unsafe play.”

“(Reaves) has got to cognize that Nursey doesn’t spot him coming and take the close way there, and helium doesn’t,” helium said.

On Sunday, the Oilers announced the nine had recalled defenceman Josh Brown from the American Hockey League’s Bakersfield Condors. Brown has enactment up 2 points and served 46 minutes successful the punishment container successful 12 games with the Condors this season. Edmonton signed him to a declaration this summer.

Monday’s crippled betwixt the Oilers and the Canadiens is acceptable to get underway soon aft 5:30 p.m. MT.

— with a record from The Canadian Press