MONTREAL — Evander Kane scored in his Edmonton debut, capping a whirlwind week for the veteran forward, and the Oilers handled the struggling Montreal Canadiens, 7-2, on Saturday night.
Kane, brought in to add balance to a star-laden offense that features Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl but has struggled with its depth, scored 11:21 into his first period as an Oiler, redirecting Evan Bouchard’s shot from the point.
Edmonton scored three in less than two minutes during the first, and scored first for the first time in 12 games en route to its fourth-straight victory.
“It’s nice to contribute on a new team coming in, you want to show what you can do,” said Kane, who signed on Thursday and was introduced to the Edmonton media on Friday. “Obviously, it was great to get the boys on the board early. And everyone kind of took off after that.”
Zach Hyman and Draisaitl each had two goals and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Derek Ryan also scored for Edmonton. Hyman and Nugent-Hopkins had an assist…
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