SHORT HANDED The Oilers were without defencemen Mattias Ekholm, who’ll be out a game or two while he recovers from the illness that’s been plaguing him for weeks, as well as John Klingberg, who has a ...

The Edmonton Oilers needed a confidence boost and got one in thrilling fashion against the Montreal Canadiens.

Forward Max Jones will make debut with the Edmonton Oilers when they host the Montreal Canadiens at Rogers Place on Thursday (9 p.m. ET; RDS, TSN2, SNW). Jones and forward Trent Frederic each was ...