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Montreal Canadiens: 3 Keys To Victory vs Edmonton

By Matthew Candy

MONTREAL, QC - FEBRUARY 11: Goaltender Mike Smith #41 and teammate Ryan Nugent-Hopkins #93 of the Edmonton Oilers defend the net against Brendan Gallagher #11 of the Montreal Canadiens attempting a wrap-around during the second period at the Bell Centre on February 11, 2021 in Montreal, Canada. The Edmonton Oilers defeated the Montreal Canadiens 3-0. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)
MONTREAL, QC - FEBRUARY 11: Goaltender Mike Smith #41 and teammate Ryan Nugent-Hopkins #93 of the Edmonton Oilers defend the net against Brendan Gallagher #11 of the Montreal Canadiens attempting a wrap-around during the second period at the Bell Centre on February 11, 2021 in Montreal, Canada. The Edmonton Oilers defeated the Montreal Canadiens 3-0. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images) /
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MONTREAL, QC – JANUARY 30: Jeff Petry Montreal Canadiens (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)
MONTREAL, QC – JANUARY 30: Jeff Petry Montreal Canadiens (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images) /

Tighten up defensively

On Saturday night, the Canadiens gave up 6 goals to the last place Senators and were seemingly out of sorts in their own end. Turnovers proved to be costly and the Habs’ top-four were not their usual selves in terms of defensive coverage and position.

Jeff Petry had arguably his worst game of the season, going -5 in 19:24 of ice-time.

The Canadiens’ top defenseman was visibly frustrated in his press conference after the Ottawa game and said that he will need to put that performance behind him and focus on Monday’s matchup versus Edmonton.

Petry and the Canadiens’ defensive core will need to be better, as the Oilers boast both McDavid and Draisaitl, the top two scorers in the National Hockey League.

The Canadiens will need to be sharper mentally, and put together a strong defensive performance to take two points away from tonight’s game.

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