Oilers top Habs in OT to set team record with 10 straight wins

The Edmonton Oilers defeated the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 on Saturday night to set a franchise record with their 10th consecutive victory.

Evan Bouchard scored the overtime winner to bring Edmonton's run to double digits.

Edmonton trailed 1-0 entering the third period, but Leon Draisaitl scored in the opening minute to equalize. The Oilers were in control of play all night, owning 65.9% of shot attempts, 71.1% of scoring chances, and 66.7% of expected goals at five-on-five, according to Natural Stat Trick.

"I think what feels really good is were moving up the standings," Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch said after the game. "Right now feels really good, I think down the road, maybe when the season's done, it'll feel even better that we accomplished something that a lot of good hockey teams didn't do before."

Saturday's victory brought the Oilers to 47 points, which slots them in the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference and one point behind the Los Angeles Kings for third spot in the Pacific Division. Edmonton is 20-6-0 since Kris Knoblauch took over behind the bench for Jay Woodcroft on Nov. 12, a scorching run that includes a separate eight-game winning streak.

The Oilers won nine consecutive games last season, as well as in 2000-01. The franchise has won eight straight contests six different times dating back to Wayne Gretzky's era in the 1980s.

Edmonton's next game comes Tuesday against the Toronto Maple Leafs.