Oilers rally past Flames in Game 2, even Western Second Round

CALGARY --Zach Hyman scored on a shorthanded breakaway midway through the third period for the Edmonton Oilers, who rallied for a 5-3 win against the Calgary Flames in Game 2 of the Western Conference Second Round at Scotiabank Saddledome on Friday.

Hyman shot high glove side on Jacob Markstrom to put the Oilers ahead 4-3 at 10:14. Leon Draisaitl then shot low blocker side on his own breakaway at 12:36 for the 5-3 final.
"I think it's an emotional roller coaster," Hyman said. "You've got to try to stay off of it as much as you can and stay even-keeled because it's hockey, and some nights bounces are going to go your way and some nights they're not. We've had kind of a roller coaster season where our backs have been against the wall, and our ability to push back has been second to none on any team I've been on."
The best-of-7 series is tied 1-1. Game 3 will be in Edmonton on Sunday.
"It's playoff hockey, it's not going to be perfect every single night," Calgary forward Tyler Toffoli said. "Things happen within a game. We have to stay composed and not take penalties and honestly, play our type of hockey."
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Draisaitl and Duncan Keith each had a goal and two assists, and Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist for the Oilers, who are the No. 2 seed from the Pacific Division. Mike Smith made 37 saves.
"We battled harder, that was all," McDavid said. "It's just working, being harder in battles, winning some 50-50 pucks. We didn't win many in Game 1 (a 9-6 loss). Obviously, we defended better I thought, still gave up some chances, but 'Smitty' played well."

Toffoli scored, and Markstrom made 35 saves for the Flames, the No. 1 seed from the Pacific.
"I think we got away from our type of game and started playing their game, and when that happens, they have guys who can do the type of things that they did, and we didn't do a good job," Toffoli said.
Michael Stone gave the Flames a 1-0 lead at 3:02 of the first period, scoring on a slap shot from the point after his initial one-timer was blocked by Jesse Puljujarvi.
Brett Ritchie made it 2-0 at 6:02 on Calgary's seventh shot, knocking in the rebound of Erik Gudbranson's point shot in the crease.
"We didn't get the start that we wanted, didn't make it easy on ourselves," McDavid said. "But obviously responded well."
Keith cut the lead to 2-1 at 13:38 when he scored on a one-timer from the left circle off a one-handed pass from McDavid, who held off Rasmus Andersson to make the play.
Keith, who scored one goal during the regular season, is the oldest player in Oilers history to score a playoff goal (38 years, 308 days).
Toffoli pushed it to 3-1 at 2:04 of the second period when he one-timed a pass from Elias Lindholm below the left circle on the power play.
Draisaitl appeared to score 29 seconds later on the rebound of an individual move by McDavid, but Flames coach Darryl Sutter challenged the play for goaltender interference, and the call was reversed after a video review.

However, McDavid responded quickly to cut it to 3-2 at 3:05. He took a return pass from Keith and deked Markstrom before tucking the puck past the goalie's right pad.
McDavid is the first player to get at least 20 points (six goals, 14 assists) in the first nine games of a postseason since Mario Lemieux (nine goals, 13 assists) in 1992.
"He's the best player in the world, and he's pushing himself," Hyman said. "When you're the best, it's easy to be comfortable because guys are chasing you, but it's hard to keep pushing and keep challenging yourself, and he's a guy who wants to win more than anybody."
Evan Bouchard tied it 3-3 at 15:03 of the second with a slap shot past Markstrom's blocker on the power play.
"We're kind of leaving our foundation a bit and playing into their hands," Flames defenseman Noah Hanifin said. "When you're playing those 4-on-4's and you're short a lot it's tough. We've got to clean that up for sure. 'Marky' made some huge saves for us and kept us in it."
NOTES:McDavid extended his multipoint streak to five games (five goals, nine assists). He is also the second player in NHL history to record eight multipoint games through the first nine games of a postseason, joining Darryl Sittler, who did it with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1977. … Flames forward Johnny Gaudreau had two assists to extend his point streak to seven games (two goals, 10 assists). … Keith is the third-oldest defenseman in NHL history to get at least three points in a playoff game, behind Chris Chelios (40 years, 92 days in Game 6 of 2002 Conference Quarterfinals) and Nicklas Lidstrom (39 years, 364 days in Game 7 of 2010 Conference Quarterfinals, and 39 years, 3 days in Game 1 of 2009 Conference Semifinals). ... Ritchie has scored in both games of the series after getting three goals in 41 regular-season games.