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Podkolzin Breaks Tie with 1:09 Left, Oilers Rally to Beat the Canadiens 6-5

Vasily Podkolzin scored the game-winning goal with just over a minute left as the Oilers overcame a two-goal deficit in the third period to win 6-5.

  • On Thursday, the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Montreal Canadiens 6-5 in Edmonton after Vasily Podkolzin scored the game-winning backhand with 1:09 left, his first goal of the season.
  • Trailing 5-3 early in the third period, the Edmonton Oilers rallied with power-play goals from Leon Draisaitl and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 58 seconds apart to tie the game.
  • Statistically, Calvin Pickard made 22 stops for Edmonton, while Sam Montembeault recorded 23 saves for Montreal on Thursday.
  • Edmonton's win moves the Oilers to 4-3-1 with two straight victories, while Montreal's two-game streak ended and they face Vancouver on Saturday.
  • Connor McDavid picked up three assists, tying Jari Kurri for the second most three-point games in Oilers history, while Alex Newhook and Cole Caufield each scored twice after Montreal's 2-1 overtime win on Wednesday.
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The Edmonton Oilers win a wild hit exchange against the Montreal Canadiens with 6:5. Leon Draisaitl scored a goal. JJ Peterka delivers three templates at the Utah Mammoth shooting festival in St. Louis. Highlights in the video.

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The Oilers won 6-5 in Edmonton.

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Vasily Podkolzin scores late as Oilers rally past Canadiens

Vasily Podkolzin roofed a backhand shot from the front of the crease with 1:09 remaining as the Edmonton Oilers rallied from a 5-3 third-period deficit to defeat the visiting Montreal Canadiens 6-5 on Thursday night.

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St Catharines Standard broke the news in Welland, Canada on Thursday, October 23, 2025.
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