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THIRD PERIOD
0.0: OILERS WIN! The club defeats the Flames 3-1, with Draisaitl notching goal 50. The club ends the 2018-19 season 35-38-9.
46.0: The Flames pull their netminder down by a pair.
4:21: Gaudreau chips the puck to Neal and the forward gets a quick shot off but Koskinen makes a pad save.
4:56: Rieder flies in and zips a wrister at Smith that the keeper covers.
8:50: Koskinen foils Andrew Mangiapane by getting his shoulder on the Calgary forward’s slot shot.
11:02: Shots are even at 4-4 in the third period.
14:39: THE DOC IS IN! Nurse walks in and picks the corner with a laser to give the Oilers a two-goal lead. That’s Nurse’s 10th of the season in his career year. Assist goes to Chiasson. | EDM 3, CGY 1
15:52: The Oilers don’t give much up shorthanded and Koskinen stays square to Austin Czarnik’s snapshot after it expires.
18:14: Koskinen makes a big blocker save on Derek Ryan off the rush. Nurse gets called for elbowing as the Flames go back to the power play.
20:00: The third period has begun.
SECOND PERIOD
0.0: Chiasson gets the go-ahead goal but McDavid goes to the dressing room after a scary collision.
1:48: Koskinen kicks across to absolutely ROB Mikael Backlund with his pad.
2:43: Kris Russell heads to the sin bin after getting his stick up on James Neal.
6:10: Cave strips a puck in the O-zone then finds Darnell Nurse in the slot, who tries to go 5-hole on Smith to no avail.
9:04: Shots are 7-3 EDM in the second period.
15:03: CHIASSER! Alex Chiasson is Johnny on the spot to put back Oscar Klefbom’s point shot, scoring his 22nd of the year on the power play. | EDM 2, CGY 1
16:18: McDavid drives to the net hard and gets tripped, crashing into Smith and the goal post. The Oilers Captain needs help getting up and goes straight to the Oilers dressing room, not putting any weight on his left leg. The Oilers get a power play after Mark Giordano is called for tripping.
16:48: Gaudreau walks in and releases a wrister that Koskinen gobbles up.
18:44: Tobias Rieder makes a nifty pass to Coby Cave behind the Flames net but Smith stays with the puck to keep it out.
20:00: The second period has begun.
Leon Draisaitl (50-55—105) joined Wayne Gretzky (8x), Jari Kurri (4x), Glenn Anderson (2x) and Mark Messier as just the fifth player in @EdmontonOilers franchise history to score 50 goals in a single season. https://t.co/cDUIa3Tome #NHLStats #CGYvsEDM pic.twitter.com/eps1IAuxCR
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) April 7, 2019
FIRST PERIOD
0.0: Draisaitl pots goal 50 and Gaudreau nabs his 99th point as the Battle of Alberta starts off with an entertaining opening period.
LEON! 5️⃣0️⃣ #LetsGoOilers pic.twitter.com/a1XSS8czDn
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) April 7, 2019
4:03: Mark Jankowski deflects Travis Hamonic’s point shot, which handcuffs Mikko Koskinen as the Flames tie it up. | EDM 1, CGY 1
4:08: Johnny Gaudreau gets a partial break at one end, spinning a shot and missing the net, then McDavid dashes up ice the other way and gets stopped by Smith. End-to-end action in Calgary.
9:05: THE HALF-CENTURY MARKER! Draisaitl beats Smith short side to score his 50th goal of the year. He needs one more tonight to tie Ovechkin for the League-lead in goals. | EDM 1, CGY 0
13:04: McDavid gets the puck in tight on Smith and tries to deke the goalie out but the Flames keeper slams his paddle down to stymie the Oilers Captain.
14:43: The Oilers kill Larsson’s minor.
17:20: Connor McDavid gets an individual effort, forcing Smith to come up with a big glove save.
18:07: Adam Larsson gets called for tripping. The Oilers will look to kill the Flames’ fifth-best home power play.
18:49: Draisaitl gets his first shot on goal, unloading a slap shot from within the offensive zone that goaltender Mike Smith stops.
Drai’s eyes on the prize ? #LetsGoOilers pic.twitter.com/z5v4FQWKYs
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) April 7, 2019
20:00: Tonight’s game has begun, as Leon Draisaitl looks to snipe his 50th of the season and potentially overtake the NHL lead in goals. The forward is two back of Alex Ovechkin (51).
@ Calgary
Oilers 11 Fwds/7 D
Draisatil-McDavid-Kassian
Rieder-Cave-Chiasson
(could see Draisaitl rotate through)-RNH-Gagner
Gambardella-Malone-RattieKlefbom-Larsson
Nurse-Russell
Sekera-Benning
one of Gravel/PetrovicKoskinen
Lucic-out (LBI)
— Bob Stauffer (@Bob_Stauffer) April 7, 2019
TONIGHT’S LINEUP
Draisaitl – McDavid – Kassian
Gravel – RNH – Gagner
Rieder – Cave – Chiasson
Gambardella – Malone – Rattie
Klefbom – Larsson
Nurse – Russell
Sekera – Benning
Koskinen
OUT: Khaira (undisclosed), Puljujarvi (hip), Brodziak (undisclosed), Lucic (lower body), Petrovic
OILERS TODAY | PRE-GAME AT CGY