National Hockey League

FINAL
Edmonton Oilers 2
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Calgary Flames 1
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Match Report

Oilers beat Flames 2-1 to open home-and-home series

— Jesse Puljujarvi and Gaetan Haas scored, Mike Smith made 20 saves and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Calgary Flames 2-1 on Friday night to open a home-and-home series.

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Team Stats

EDM CGY
16
Blocked Shots
8
19
Hits
12
9
Takeaways
12
25
Shots
21
0
Power Play Goals
0
2
Power Play Opportunities
3
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
17
Faceoffs Won
20
45.9
Faceoff Win Percent
54.1
17
Giveaways
26
3
Total Penalties
2
6
Penalty Minutes
4

Top Performers

EDM

  • Mike Smith G GA 1 · SA 21 · SOS 0
  • Leon Draisaitl C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Jujhar Khaira LW BS 0 · HT 3 · TK 2
  • Connor McDavid C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0

CGY

  • David Rittich G GA 2 · SA 25 · SOS 0
  • Mikael Backlund C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 4
  • Milan Lucic LW BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Elias Lindholm C BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 1

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1

Injuries

Calgary Flames

  • Jonathan Huberdeau Injured Reserve
  • Samuel Honzek Injured Reserve

Edmonton Oilers

  • Zach Hyman Injured Reserve
  • Devon Levi Injured Reserve
  • Jason Dickinson Injured Reserve
  • Alec Regula Injured Reserve
  • Matt Savoie Injured Reserve

Play by Play

  1. Missed 19:55 2-1
    Mikael Backlund 3rd
  2. Missed 16:12 2-1
    Noah Hanifin 3rd
  3. Missed 13:52 2-1
    Tyler Ennis 3rd
  4. Missed 12:53 2-1
    Rasmus Andersson 3rd
  5. Missed 5:14 2-1
    Elias Lindholm 3rd
  6. Penalty 4:51 2-1
    Alex Chiasson 3rd
  7. Missed 4:46 2-1
    Byron Froese 3rd
  8. Missed 3:49 2-1
    Darnell Nurse 3rd
  9. Missed 3:32 2-1
    Darnell Nurse 3rd
  10. Goal 18:40 2-1
    Rasmus Andersson 2nd
  11. Missed 18:18 2-0
    Josh Leivo 2nd
  12. Goal 17:55 2-0
    Gaetan Haas 2nd
  13. Penalty 11:50 1-0
    Matthew Tkachuk 2nd
  14. Missed 11:02 1-0
    Leon Draisaitl 2nd
  15. Missed 10:08 1-0
    Johnny Gaudreau 2nd
  16. Missed 9:30 1-0
    Johnny Gaudreau 2nd
  17. Missed 9:17 1-0
    Rasmus Andersson 2nd
  18. Missed 8:54 1-0
    Darnell Nurse 2nd
  19. Missed 8:34 1-0
    Elias Lindholm 2nd
  20. Penalty 8:26 1-0
    Kailer Yamamoto 2nd
  21. Missed 6:56 1-0
    Mikael Backlund 2nd
  22. Missed 4:22 1-0
    Mikael Backlund 2nd
  23. Missed 4:07 1-0
    Mark Giordano 2nd
  24. Missed 0:42 1-0
    Tyson Barrie 2nd
  25. Penalty 18:04 1-0
    Milan Lucic 1st
  26. Penalty 16:54 1-0
    Connor McDavid 1st
  27. Missed 12:51 1-0
    Alex Chiasson 1st
  28. Missed 9:53 1-0
    Matthew Tkachuk 1st
  29. Missed 9:36 1-0
    Matthew Tkachuk 1st
  30. Missed 8:33 1-0
    Adam Larsson 1st
  31. Missed 8:18 1-0
    Adam Larsson 1st
  32. Missed 7:56 1-0
    Connor Mackey 1st
  33. Goal 5:41 1-0
    Jesse Puljujarvi 1st
  34. Missed 5:13 0-0
    Mark Giordano 1st
  35. Missed 1:54 0-0
    James Neal 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 2-1
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 2-1
    3rd
  3. Missed 19:55 2-1
    Mikael Backlund 3rd
  4. Hit 19:51 2-1
    Johnny Gaudreau 3rd
  5. Face Off 19:03 2-1
    Mikael Backlund 3rd
  6. Stoppage 19:03 2-1
    3rd
  7. Stoppage 19:03 2-1
    3rd
  8. Shot 19:03 2-1
    Elias Lindholm 3rd
  9. Shot 18:39 2-1
    Matthew Tkachuk 3rd
  10. Giveaway 18:28 2-1
    Kailer Yamamoto 3rd
  11. Face Off 18:00 2-1
    Elias Lindholm 3rd
  12. Stoppage 18:00 2-1
    3rd
  13. Shot 18:00 2-1
    Kris Russell 3rd
  14. Face Off 17:51 2-1
    Leon Draisaitl 3rd
  15. Stoppage 17:51 2-1
    3rd
  16. Blocked 17:40 2-1
    Juuso Valimaki 3rd
  17. Face Off 17:32 2-1
    Milan Lucic 3rd
  18. Stoppage 17:32 2-1
    3rd
  19. Shot 17:32 2-1
    Rasmus Andersson 3rd
  20. Hit 17:19 2-1
    Darnell Nurse 3rd
  21. Giveaway 17:12 2-1
    Alex Chiasson 3rd
  22. Blocked 17:09 2-1
    Rasmus Andersson 3rd
  23. Hit 16:57 2-1
    Byron Froese 3rd
  24. Missed 16:12 2-1
    Noah Hanifin 3rd
  25. Blocked 16:02 2-1
    Chris Tanev 3rd
  26. Takeaway 15:01 2-1
    Josh Archibald 3rd
  27. Face Off 14:41 2-1
    Elias Lindholm 3rd
  28. Stoppage 14:41 2-1
    3rd
  29. Missed 13:52 2-1
    Tyler Ennis 3rd
  30. Giveaway 13:43 2-1
    Mikael Backlund 3rd
  31. Missed 12:53 2-1
    Rasmus Andersson 3rd
  32. Hit 12:22 2-1
    Tyson Barrie 3rd
  33. Giveaway 12:02 2-1
    Mark Giordano 3rd
  34. Hit 11:35 2-1
    Rasmus Andersson 3rd
  35. Takeaway 11:23 2-1
    Jujhar Khaira 3rd
  36. Giveaway 11:16 2-1
    Jujhar Khaira 3rd
  37. Giveaway 10:55 2-1
    Mikael Backlund 3rd
  38. Giveaway 10:33 2-1
    Tyson Barrie 3rd
  39. Face Off 9:50 2-1
    Mikael Backlund 3rd
  40. Stoppage 9:50 2-1
    3rd

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