Saku Koivu scores game winner in O.T, On Bob Gainey's debut

Thought the first 2 periods of play, the Oilers were dominating the Canadiens (who only had 9 shots though 2 periods). But the Canadiens came out into the 3rd period with a load of confidence, getting 16 shots on Roloston.Koivu scored the tying goal and the winner in overtime, as the Canadiens won 4-3 last night.Gainey (the general manager) went behind the bench last night after firing Guy Carbonneau on Monday to try to get the Canadiens out of a slump that had lasted more than six weeks. "When a team is not as confident as it should be, especially with what happened (the coaching change), just getting that trust back in each other is what we're looking for," said Koivu. "The way he talked to us after the second period, he was not about panicking."

Alex Tanguay and Glen Metropolit also scored for the Canadiens (who have won 2-in-a-row).Andrew Cogliano, Sheldon Souray and Sam Gagner scored for the Oilers. The Oilers have just finished a four game road trip with a record of 1-1-2."We just have to continue to get points and we'll be fine," Oilers forward Shawn Horcoff said. "We have to think positive.They came out hard with their coaching change, but I thought we did a good job in the first period controlling their attack and we did a good job in the second. In the third, I think we sat back to much." The Canadiens next game will be on Thursday against the Islanders.

Written by Andrew Di Pardo