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OVERTIME

3:56: Matthew Phillips ends it in overtime off a 2-on-1. Flames take the Red Deer Battle of Alberta by a score of 1-0.

5:00: Overtime has begun, with the Oilers starting with Benson, Marody and Bouchard.

THIRD PERIOD

0.0: And this one is, indeed, off to overtime. At the end of regulation, shots are 30-25 Oilers.

36.2: Looks like this one could be headed to extra time with less than a minute remaining in regulation.

5:31: Kirill Maksimov gets called for slashing. Big kill for the Oilers Rookies here late.

8:49: Raphael Lavoie dumps the puck at the net and Steven Iacobellis tries to jam it home to no avail.

13:53: The Orange & Blue cause all sorts of pressure on the man advantage but can’t get one past Zigadulin.

19:45: Glenn Gawdin takes a slashing penalty to give the Oilers a power play.

20:00: The third period has begun.

SECOND PERIOD

0.0: Still goose eggs on the board after 40 minutes of play. Shots are 22-20 in favour of Calgary.

2:12: Marody gets stapled at the Flames’ bench, causing Desharnais to take matters into his own hands in a tilt with Pospisil. It isn’t a Battle of Alberta with some rough stuff.

4:30: This one remains a tight affair as both sides have yet to find the back of the net. Shots are 20-19 Flames.

9:26: Starrett gets sucker punched in the Oilers zone by Montana Onyebuchi, immediately going down. The two players get offsetting penalties.

9:41: Wells finishes his night strong, making back-to-back in-tight stops. Stuart Skinner now takes the crease for the Oilers.

10:34: Another breakaway save by Wells, who keeps Dillon Dube’s attempt out.

12:59: WELLSY! The Oilers keeper stays flawless on the penalty kill, turning aside a high slot tip and ensuing rebound. He is up to 15 saves on the night.

14:41: An Oilers point shot can’t be corralled by Zagidulin and Cooper Marody just misses the rebound in front. At the other end of the rink, Desharnais takes a cross-checking penalty.

15:19: The Oilers kill De Jong’s penalty.

17:21: Brendan De Jong takes a tripping penalty to give Calgary their second PP of the night.

17:51: Wells makes his biggest stop of the night, getting a pad on a breakaway attempt early in the middle frame.

20:00: The second period has begun.

FIRST PERIOD

0.0: Beau Starrett gets a late one-timer on Zagidulin but the netminder makes a chest save. The first period ends scoreless, with Dylan Wells stopping all seven shots he faced.

2:14: Evan Bouchard bends to one knee to disrupt a 2-on-1 feed. Beau Starrett later floats a puck at the Flames’ net which gets caught by Zagidulin.

11:49: Ryan McLeod jukes a defender up middle ice to create a shorthanded 2-on-1 with Kirill Maksimov. McLeod fed Maksimov for the shot but the winger was stopped by Zagidulin.

13:25: After the Oilers fail to convert on the power play, Vincent Desharnais takes a hooking minor. Flames go to the man advantage.

14:06: Ostap Safin walks out from the corner and gets three cracks at netminder Artyom Zagidulin then Raphael Lavoie takes the space in the slot but is turned away. Oilers Rookies lead the shot count 5-1.

15:47: The Oilers Rookies survive a barrage of shots by the Flames Rookies then head to the power play after Martin Pospisil took a tripping minor.

20:00: Tonight’s Battle of Alberta has begun!

TONIGHT’S LINEUP

Benson – Marody – Hebig
Vesey – McLeod – Maksimov
Safin – Iacobellis – Lavoie
Keeler – Starrett – Stukel

Samorukov – Bouchard
Cap – Day
De Jong – Desharnais

Wells
Skinner

OUT: Yamamoto, Bellamy

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