The Montreal Canadiens were able to beat the Edmonton Oilers due to their defensive structure and their effort in front of the net; led in large part by Jakub Dobes. Join Marco D’Amico and Shaun Starr as they break down the secret sauce used by Montreal against the Oilers.
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The 5 on 3 drained the Oilers who were on the final night on a hard road trip. They were flat offensively the rest of the night. Dobes played great. Its a good win, let's not get carried away. Matheson and Struble still had issues clearing the zone. Edmonton played even worse defensively than we do. Very similar teams.
We did get them after a back to back. The Oilers cut through a painfully slow leaf team like a knife through butter. The habs are much quicker and better suited to stay with a tired oiler team.