Edmonton Oilers at Montreal Canadiens

Name: Edmonton Oilers at Montreal Canadiens
Start: 2024-09-09T07:47:00-05:00
End: 2024-11-19T00:30:00-05:00
Location: Centre Bell

Schedule

Mon Sep 09 2024 at 07:47 am to Tue Nov 19 2024 at 12:30 am

UTC-05:00

Location

Centre Bell | Montreal, QC

The Montreal Canadiens' most recent dynasty was crumbling when Glen Sather, head coach of the NHL's next big thing, pressed play on the video hype montage in 1981. Sather's Edmonton Oilers had seized control of their first-round, best-of-five playoff matchup with Montreal, the era's dominant team and a Stanley Cup favorite now facing elimination on the road. That April 11, 17,499 fans packed Northlands Coliseum. They stomped and screamed as Game 3's 6 p.m. start time ticked by unheeded.The Oilers were still in their dressing room, grouped for a rare pregame meeting that Sather called to praise his green but historically gifted young core. On the screen, Wayne Gretzky kept setting up teammates by the Montreal netfront for easy goals: Glenn Anderson first, Jari Kurri twice, Brett Callighen later for two more. Twenty-year-old Mark Messier got nose to nose in a scrum with big Larry Robinson, projecting fearlessness by jawing at the mustachioed future Hall of Famer.The highlights played in slow motion, recapping E
📍 Venue: Centre Bell
🏠 Address: 1909 Avenue des Canadiens-de-Montreal
🗺️ Extended Address: Montreal, Canada
🌆 City: Montreal
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