EDMONTON — Leon Draisaitl had a pair of goals in his first game of the season – including the winner – as the Edmonton Oilers came from behind for a 4-3 victory over the league-leading Montreal Canadiens on Thursday.
Draisaitl was called up earlier in the day from Bakersfield of the American Hockey League and missed the morning skate.
Brandon Davidson and Benoit Pouliot also scored for the Oilers (4-7-0), who erased a 3-0 first-period deficit to end a three-game skid.
Brendan Gallagher, Torrey Mitchell and Alex Galchenyuk scored for the Canadiens (9-2-0), who have lost two in a row after starting the season with nine straight victories.
Montreal started the scoring midway through the opening period with a power-play goal, as Gallagher tipped a P.K. Subban shot past Oilers goalie Cam Talbot for his fifth of the season.
The Canadiens made it 2-0 with three minutes to play in the first as Mitchell stripped a puck from defender Oscar Klefbom and beat Talbot high to the glove side, also his fifth goal of the campaign.
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