MONTREAL -- Jakub Dobes made 27 saves for the Montreal Canadiens in a 4-1 win against the Edmonton Oilers at Bell Centre on Sunday. Dobes made five saves, including a point-blank opportunity by Zach Hyman, during a full 5-on-3 power play for Edmonton after Montreal was assessed two minor penalties at 6:04 of the first period.

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MONTREAL (AP) — Jakub Dobes stopped 27 shots and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-1 on Sunday night, preventing Leon Draisaitl from reaching 1,000 points. Ivan Demidov, Joe Veleno, Nick Suzuki and Alexandre Texier scored for Montreal.

The Canadiens looked to find a way to defend better, and they did, coming away with a 4-1 win over the Oilers on Sunday.

The Edmonton Oilers lost 4-1 to the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday night, and it wasn't just the back-to-back schedule or tired legs that did them in.

Calvin Pickard made 23 saves, but the Oilers are stifled at the other end by Jakub Dobeš in a 4-1 defeat to the Canadiens at the Bell Centre on Sunday night to close out back-to-back games

MONTREAL — Jakub Dobes stopped 27 shots as the Montreal Canadiens held off the Edmonton Oilers 4-1 and prevented Leon Draisaitl from recording his 1,000th point on Sunday.

Calvin Pickard did his bit. The Edmonton Oilers did not, as Edmonton lost 4-1 to the Montreal Canadiens. The Oilers gave up four breakaways and Pickard stopped them all. But he couldn’t stop everything. And Edmonton’s power play simply could not beat Montreal’s own hot goalie Jakub Dobes, at least until it was too late in the third.

The Montreal Canadiens came into Sunday night’s game to shut down Edmonton Oilers superstars Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, and they did just that with a complete team effort with a 4-1 victory. Jakub Dobes particularly stood out as he stopped 27 of 28 shots to help lead the Canadiens to victory.

Calvin Pickard revealed a truth about the Oilers-Penguins trade involving former teammate Stuart Skinner.

And you wonder why the Edmonton Oilers keep running through goalies.