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Devin Shore had the lone Oilers goal, scoring
on a short-handed breakaway late in the game to spoil Jake
Allen's shutout bid in the Canadiens net. Allen made 25 saves
while Oilers goalie Mikko Koskinen stopped 31 shots.
The victory gave the Canadiens a sweep of their two-game set
against the Oilers, winning 5-1 on Saturday.
Romanov, a 21-year-old rookie defenseman, put the Canadiens up
1-0 at the 9:54 mark of the first period, firing a shot from the
point that zipped right past Koskinen.
The Canadiens held onto that lead despite taking three
consecutive penalties in the back half of the period. First,
Phillip Danault took an interference call, then Joel Armia got
tagged for holding against Oilers forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins.
Next, Ben Chiarot lifted the puck over the glass on a clearing
attempt and was sent to the penalty box for delay of game.
The Oilers banged away at the puck but couldn't solve Koskinen,
despite 32 seconds of 5-on-3 play.
The Oilers earned another power play early in the second but
they couldn't muster a single shot on net.
Weber padded the Canadiens lead to 2-0 with 11 seconds left but
the goal was initially waved off. Just before Weber picked up
his own rebound, skated behind the net and banked the puck off
Koskinen's back, Shore crashed into his own goaltender.
Referees called off the goal, saying Canadiens defender Jeff
Petry caused the collision that ultimately inhibited Koskinen
from making the save on Weber. Canadiens head coach Claude
Julien challenged the call and, upon video review, officials
reversed their call for the goal to stand.
The Oilers had a big chance late in the third with their seventh
power play, courtesy of a tripping call against Nick Suzuki. The
Canadiens got the jump instead, with Lehkonen picking up a loose
puck and turning it into a 2-on-1. He took the shot himself and
put the Canadiens up 3-0.
Shore finally broke the Oilers' egg with the Canadiens on the
man-advantage. He broke away from the pack to face Allen alone
at the 17:51 mark and ripped the puck into the net.
--Field Level Media
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