Khaira scores twice as Oilers chase Price, rout struggling Canadiens 6-2
MONTREAL — Jujhar Khaira hopes he is finding his groove with the Edmonton Oilers.
The 23-year-old winger scored twice in a game for the first time to help the Oilers to a 6-2 rout of the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.
That gave the Surrey, B.C. native five points in the four games since he returned to the lineup after being scratched for a pair of contests.
“Playing the last few games, I built confidence and I’m getting confidence from my teammates,” said Khaira, who has been in and out of the lineup since the start of the season and has five goals and nine points in 16 games. “It’s nice coming to the rink.