THIRD PERIOD
0.0: Play Tarzan Boy! McDavid powers the Oilers to victory with a three-point performance after scoring the game-winning goal and adding two assists. The Oilers snap their three-game losing skid in the process. Smith stops 34 shots for his seventh win this year. Edmonton will host the Ottawa Senators on Monday!
50.0: The Flames pull Markstrom for the extra attacker with less than a minute left. The visitors also call a timeout.
3:45: PINPOINT PRECISION! McDavid SNIPES far side, hitting both posts, to net the late go-ahead goal! No. 97 is up to three points in the game after scoring his 15th tally of the year. Assists go to Yamamoto and Russell. | EDM 3, CGY 2
6:18: Smith makes a HUGE shoulder save on Mikael Backlund then gets his blocker on Hanifin’s wrister from the left circle.
7:27: McDavid winds up for a howitzer that Markstrom can’t handle but the Oilers Captain can’t re-direct the rebound in. Edmonton fails to convert on the power play.
9:57: Tkachuk is called for charging. The Oilers get a critical power-play opportunity with under 10 to play in the frame.
13:53: AND THEY CONNECT! Yamamoto deposits Draisaitl’s cross-ice feed for the equalizer! Yamamoto is up to six goals for the year. The Dynamic Duo gets the helpers. | EDM 2, CGY 2
16:15: Yamamoto looks for McDavid breaching the slot but can’t get it through. McDavid-Draisaitl-Yamamoto have been getting some time together.
18:18: Noah Hanifin slips a point shot through Smith’s wickets for the early third-period lead. | CGY 2, EDM 1
20:00: Third period action is under way!
SECOND PERIOD
0.0: The second period ends with the Oilers and Flames deadlocked at 1-1 after Puljujarvi’s goal. Shots in the 2nd are 12-6 EDM.
59.9: Smith snags Mangipane’s hotshot from between the circles. The keeper is up to 27 saves.
2:59: JESSE! Kris Russell fires a shot and Jesse Puljujärvi cleans up the rebound for his seventh goal of the season. McDavid sees his three-game pointless streak snapped with a helper! EDM 1, CGY 1
5:07: Jujhar Khaira walks in with time but sends his shot high and wide.
9:47: The Oilers do a good job of keeping the Flames to the perimeter and not getting too many high-grade scoring opportunities on the man advantage. Shots are 26-16 CGY.
13:12: Draisaitl gets frustrated by the Flames and takes a cross-checking penalty.
14:33: Barrie’s point shot catches a piece of Markstrom’s pad and idles in the crease until it is cleared. Draisaitl is later robbed on a one-timer as the Flames protect the lead by killing Ritchie’s minor.
17:25: Brett Ritchie takes an interference minor giving the Oilers their first crack at a power play.
20:00: Let’s go! The second period has begun.
FIRST PERIOD
0.0: An entertaining opening frame concludes with the Oilers down by a single. Shots after 20 are 22-10 CGY.
1:56: Leon Draisaitl is whistled for slashing. Calgary goes back to the man advantage after scoring on their first attempt.
3:08: Ding ding! The Battle of Alberta is heating up as James Neal and Matthew Tkachuk engage in a fight in front of the benches. Neal gets the takedown.
4:30: Former teammates Darnell Nurse and Milan Lucic square up in the neutral zone for a spirited tilt. Both players head to the room for repairs.
5:11: Johnny Gaudreau beats Smith with a one-timer from the right circle. | CGY 1, EDM 0
5:44: Kailer Yamamoto feathers a pass across to Tyson Barrie cruising to the net and he gets a weak tip on Jacob Markstrom but the keeper denies it. Yamamoto takes a tripping minor to give the Flames the game’s first power play.
12:46: Calgary is out with a clear mandate to put everything on net and finish their checks. They have 10 shots on goal and 12 hits.
18:04: Smith is sharp early with back-to-back stops on Andrew Mangiapane from up close.
20:00: Saturday night Battle of Alberta hockey has begun! Josh Archibald is a late scratch as Kyle Turris lines up with Devin Shore and Jujhar Khaira on the third line. Mike Smith will protect the net.
TONIGHT’S LINEUP
RNH – McDavid – Puljujärvi
Kahun – Draisaitl – Yamamoto
Shore – Khaira – Turris
Neal – Haas – Chiasson
Nurse – Barrie
K. Russell – Larsson
Jones – Bear
Smith
Koskinen
OUT: Evan Bouchard, Tyler Ennis, Josh Archibald
OILERS TODAY | PRE-GAME VS CGY