Canadiens & Oilers Game Day Hockey Trivia (Nov. 18)

Although the Montreal Canadiens and Edmonton Oilers may be in different conferences, they once met in the Stanley Cup playoffs, and the Oilers executed one of hockey’s grandest upsets.

In 104 regular season meetings, these two teams have remained competitive against one another, with the Canadiens holding a 48-42-4-10 lead.

Monday’s contest will be on Amazon Prime, so fans interested in seeing Connor McDavid’s only visit to the Bell Centre must subscribe. Meanwhile, after reaching 1,000 points, will he add more to his totals against Montreal?

1. What year did the Oilers sweep the Canadiens in the Stanley Cup playoffs?

1. 1980

2. 1981

3. 1982

4. 1983

2. Who scored the last Canadiens hat trick against the Oilers in 2000?

1. Trevor Linden

2. Dainius Zubrus

3. Shayne Corson

4. Martin Rucinsky

3. Who is the Canadiens all-time leading scorer against Edmonton?

1. Saku Koivu

2. Bob Gainey

3. Mats Naslund

4. Larry Robinson

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4. Who has tallied the most overtime goals for Montreal against the Oilers?

1. Eric Staal

2. Jonathan Drouin

3. Donald Audette

4. Saku Koivu

5. Which goalie leads the Canadiens in penalty minutes against the Oilers?

1. Richard Sevigny

2. Brian Hayward

3. Jeff Hackett

4. Andre Racicot

6. Who played 854 games with Montreal and Edmonton?

1. Jeff Petry

2. Shayne Corson

3. Vincent Damphousse

4. Roman Hamrlik

7. Which goalie did NOT play for the Canadiens and Oilers?

1. Andy Moog

2. Ben Scrivens

3. Ron Tugnutt

4. Jaroslav Halak

8. Who led the Canadiens in scoring during the one playoff meeting with the Oilers?

1. Steve Shutt

2. Pierre Larouche

3. Brian Engblom

4. Guy Lafleur

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9. Out of his 1,003 career points, how many points does Connor McDavid have against the Canadiens?

1. 43

2. 30

3. 21

4. 32

10. Who is the Canadiens all-time penalty minutes leader against the Oilers?

1. Chris Chelios

2. Mike McPhee

3. Chris Nilan

4. Mario Tremblay

Canadiens hockey trivia is published on game days, so come back for the next edition on Saturday, Nov. 23, when they host the Vegas Golden Knights at the Bell Centre.

Regarding tonight’s trivia, check tomorrow’s game takeaways story for the answers.