Sam Montembeault stopped 30 shots as the Montreal Canadiens blanked the Edmonton Oilers 3-0 on Monday.

Brendan Gallagher, Kaiden Guhle and Jake Evans in an empty net scored for Montreal (7-10-2), which matched its longest winning streak of the season with a second straight victory.

Montembeault earned his second shutout of the campaign after a 48-save performance against Toronto in the season opener.

Calvin Pickard made 23 saves for Edmonton (9-8-2). The Oilers lost their second straight game after losing 4-3 in overtime to Toronto on Saturday.

Gallagher deflected a hard pass from Mike Matheson into the top right corner to open the scoring with 31 seconds left in the second period.

The veteran forward nearly added another before the buzzer when Christian Dvorak found him in the slot, but Pickard robbed Gallagher with a pad save.

In the third period, Guhle beat Pickard’s short side after a nice passing play between Cole Caufield and Jake Evans to make it 2-0 at 5:52.

The Oilers pulled their goalie for an extra attacker with 4:52 left, only for Evans to score in the open cage with 3:08 left.

Montreal dominated the Oilers 11-9 in the third period. They also denied the Oilers three power play opportunities. Despite its stacked offense, Edmonton ranks in the bottom third of the league with the man advantage this season.

Montreal Canadiens goalie Sam Montembeault stops a shot from Edmonton Oilers forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (93) as defenseman Kaiden Guhle (21) closes during an NHL game, on November 18, 2024, in Montreal. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press)

Remarks

• Montembeault stood tall on a partial break from Jeff Skinner midway through the third, denying the backhand with a pad save to earn “Monty!” Monty! » chants from the Bell Center crowd.
• Forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins played his 900th NHL game, all with the Oilers. Drafted first overall by the franchise in 2011, Nugent-Hopkins has 252 goals and 455 assists during that span.
• The Oilers wrap up a three-game road trip in Eastern Canada on Tuesday against the Ottawa Senators.

Summary

First period

Rating: None.

Penalties: C.Brown, EDM (Triggering), 5:08; Anderson, MTL (Hanging), 8:56; J. Brown, EDM (draft), 16:06; Dach, MTL (Draft), 16:06; Armia, MTL (high bonding), 19:13.

Second period

1. Montreal, Gallagher 8 (Matheson), 19:29.

Penalties: Hutson, MTL (Hooking), 4:41.

Third period

2. Montreal, Guhle 2 (Caufield, Evans), 5:52.

3. Montreal, Evans 4 (Suzuki), 16:52 (en).

Penalties: Kulak, EDM (Hanging), 10:52.

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Shots on goal: Edmonton 13-8-9: 30; Montreal 8-6-12: 26.

Power play opportunities: Edmonton 0 of 3; Montreal 0 out of 2.

Goalkeepers: Edmonton, Pickard 4-3-0 (25 shots-23 saves); Montreal, Montembeault 6-8-1 (30-30).

Presence: 21,105 (21,288). Time: 2h19.

Referees: Marc Joannette, Jon Mclsaac; Linesmen: David Brisebois, Ryan Gibbons.