Edmonton Oilers vs Montreal Canadiens: 3 things we learned as Habs beat Oilers 6-2

The Edmonton Oilers were soundly defeated 6-2 on Sunday afternoon by a red-hot Montreal Canadiens. This was Montreal's second win in a row after heading into the All-Star break on a four-game losing streak. For Edmonton, the loss at the Bell Centre arena means a split of their east Canadian road trip before returning home this week.

Alex Belzile, Jordan Harris, Josh Anderson, Rafael Harvey-Pinard and Christian Dvorak all lit the lamp for the Canadiens. Leon Draisaitl and Evander Kane scored the lone second-period goals for Edmonton. Stuart Skinner struggled in the net for the Edmonton Oilers, allowing six goals on 30 shots.

Here are three things we learned from the Canadiens vs Oilers game.

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Edmonton Oilers unable to overcome Montreal offense in 6-2 loss

#1 Canadiens win despite faceoff percentage

Montreal Canadiens v Nashville Predators

The Canadiens were completely outraced in the faceoff dot. Out of 51 total faceoffs throughout the game, the Canadiens' centers combined to win only 14.

Despite the faceoff dot discrepancy, the Canadiens exploded to score six goals against All-Star goaltender Stuart Skinner.

Usually, when a team is so outworked at the dot, it means one of two things. The Canadiens took advantage of opportunities, or the Oilers turned it over. The Edmonton Oilers outscored the Canadiens in both takeaways and giveaways, meaning that the Canadiens won in an opportunistic way.

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#2 Jordan Harris plays a career game

Montreal Canadiens v New York Rangers

Jordan Harris made his career debut last season and played 10 games with the Canadiens. In those 10 games, he has scored one goal. Harris has been a central part of Montreal’s blue line this season and had only 11 points with one goal going into this afternoon’s game.

However, Jordan Harris was the poster child for the Canadiens' opportunistic play against the Oilers. Harris found the back of the net twice on Sunday, doubling his season total and matching his career total, once in the second period and once in the third.

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#3 Jake Allen electrifies the home crowd

Montreal Canadiens v Washington Capitals

Goaltender Jake Allen hasn’t had the brightest season for one of the NHL’s worst teams. However, Allen was electric against the Edmonton Oilers, and the Montreal crowd responded in kind, as the 32-year-old Canadian saved 29 shots on 31 attempts.

Sunday's win was a big one for Allen and the franchise he plays for. In his last five appearances, he had given up four goals or more in each game. If Allen can get back on a hot streak in the next few weeks, the Canadiens may be primed to move the goaltender at the deadline.