Ales Hemsky

Ales Hemsky scored twice and the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 on Thursday night.Jordan Eberle and Ryan Jones had third-period goals 15 seconds apart for the Oilers, who have won two straight at home following seven consecutive losses in Edmonton.Jeff Halpern scored for the Canadiens, who have lost five of six. The Canadiens have dropped four straight and eight of nine in Edmonton, where they haven't won since Nov. 22, 2003.Already short of experience on the blue line, Montreal lost defenseman James Wisniewski 7 minutes into the first as he was hit in the face with Taylor Hall's shot and did not return.Edmonton opened the scoring 8 minutes in when Hemsky fired his 11th goal of the season past goaltender Carey Price.Price kept it from becoming a two-goal game when he robbed Eberle with a quick glove save in tight.The Oilers had another great opportunity in the waning seconds as the puck was bouncing in front of the Montreal goal before the horn sounded.Edmonton had...

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