EDMONTON - It hasn’t felt like it at times, but the Edmonton Oilers are off to their best start in the last three years.

Edmonton won a wild one on Thursday as Vasily Podkolzin scored the game winner with just over a minute remaining and added an assist as the Oilers mounted a third-period comeback to defeat the Montreal Canadiens 6-5.

David Tomasek, Adam Henrique, Andrew Mangiapane, Leon Draisaitl and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins also scored for the Oilers (4-3-1) who have won two in a row.

By contrast, through their first eight games of 2023, the Oilers were 2-5-1, and in 2024 they were 3-4-1. Both seasons ended with trips to the Stanley Cup final.

“We’re sitting here at 4-3-1, there have been some seasons with a lot tougher trekking from game eight,” said Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse, who

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