Flames Fall To Oilers

EDMONTON — The Oilers drew first blood in this holiday Battle of Alberta back-to-back series, scoring a 5-1 win over the Flames Tuesday at Rogers Place.

Leon Draisaitl had a hat-trick for the hosts, while MacKenzie Weegar's first period goal stood as the lone Calgary marker on the night.

The Oilers grabbed a 1-0 lead 6:48 into the first period on a rebound goal from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, but the Flames battled back and equalized later in the frame. Weegar completed a give-and-go sequence with Mikael Backlund with a one-timer from the high slot that caromed past Edmonton netminder Connor Ingram off an Oilers defenceman.

But Draisaitl restored the Edmonton lead with a powerplay marker at 19:43 of the opening frame, extending it to 3-1 with another man-advantage goal 1:59 into the second period.

Zach Hyman’s 2-on-1 tally helped the Oilers take a 4-1 lead into the second intermission, despite 26 saves through the first 40 minutes from Flames goalie Dustin Wolf.

Draisaitl completed his hat-trick with another powerplay goal 5:38 into period three.

Wolf finished the game with 34 saves.

The Lineup:

FORWARDS

Yegor Sharangovich - Nazem Kadri - Joel Farabee

Jonathan Huberdeau - Morgan Frost - Matt Coronato

Connor Zary - Mikael Backlund - Blake Coleman

Ryan Lomberg - John Beecher - Adam Klapka

DEFENCE

Yan Kuznetsov - MacKenzie Weegar

Kevin Bahl - Rasmus Andersson

Joel Hanley - Hunter Brzustewicz

GOALTENDERS

Dustin Wolf - starter

Devin Cooley

They Said It:

The Numbers Game:

Shots: CGY 20, EDM 39

Powerplay: CGY 0-4, EDM 3-6

Faceoffs: CGY 56.6%, EDM 43.4%

Hits: CGY 27, EDM 14

Blocked Shots: CGY 13, EDM 21

5-on-5 Scoring Chances: CGY 11, EDM 29

5-on-5 High-Danger Scoring Chances: CGY 2, EDM 15

Up Next:

The NHL breaks for the holidays for the next three days, but the Scotiabank Saddledome will be a busy place after Boxing Day. The Flames open a five-game homestand with another edition of the Battle of Alberta Dec. 27 at 8 p.m. MT. GET TICKETS