Koivu's OT tally gives Gainey, Habs win over Oilers

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03/10/2009 - Montreal, QC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Saku Koivu's second goal of the game, coming 1:40 into overtime. lifted Montreal over Edmonton, 4-3, at Bell Centre.

With Oilers forward Patrick O'Sullivan in the penalty box for slashing, Mathieu Schneider took a shot from the point which Koivu tipped in from the slot for the game-winner.

Alex Tanguay and Glen Metropolit also tallied for the Canadiens, who gave general manager Bob Gainey a win in his first game behind the bench after Guy Carbonneau was fired on Monday.

Carey Price stopped 29 shots for the win.

Andrew Cogliano, Sheldon Souray and Sam Gagner scored for the Oilers, who have dropped three of four. Dwayne Roloson allowed four goals on just 26 shots in defeat.

Tanguay picked up the lone goal of the first period 8:12 into the contest as Schneider's left-point shot was knocked down in the slot, but Tanguay one-timed the rebound home.

Cogliano tallied at 10:21 of the second stanza and Souray put Edmonton ahead at 14:36, but Metropolit evened the score at 16:26. Gagner closed out the burst to give the Oilers a one-goal edge at 18:32 off a dish from Marc Pouliot.

Koivu drew the Habs even with just 4:35 left in regulation, as he was ruled to have redirected a shot from Andrei Kostitsyn off his chest and past Roloson.

Game Notes

Montreal has won two of the last three matchups...Gainey had also been behind the Canadiens' bench at the end of the 2005-06 season after Claude Julien was let go...Both clubs are next in action on Thursday, with the Habs continuing their four-game homestand by welcoming the Islanders, and the Oilers return home to face Atlanta.

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