The Edmonton Oilers beat the Calgary Flames 4-0 Wednesday night at Rogers Place, with goaltender Tristan goaltender Tristan Jarry stopping all 24 shots for a shutout. Mathieu Joseph scored the opening goal and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins picked up two assists as Edmonton improved to 9-2-2.
Edmonton broke through first when Joseph beat Calgary goalie Dustin Wolf with a snap shot at 7:46 of the first period, assisted by Connor McDavid and Evan Bouchard. Mattias Ekholm doubled the lead early in the second period, and the Oilers put the game away with two goals in the opening 1:16 of the third, from Kasperi Kapanen and Alex Formenton. Wolf finished with 20 saves on 23 shots before Devin Cooley relieved him and stopped eight of nine in the third.
Key Moments: How The Oilers Pulled Away
Joseph’s snap shot 7:46 into the opening period, off feeds from McDavid and Bouchard, put Edmonton ahead 1-0 and set the tone for a game the Flames never led. Ekholm extended the margin to 2-0 at 4:52 of the second period on a snap shot assisted by Nugent-Hopkins, Edmonton’s power-play goal on a 1-for-2 night with the man advantage.
Calgary’s night unraveled in the third. Kapanen scored just 55 seconds into the period off assists from McDavid and Nugent-Hopkins, making it 3-0. Formenton added his second goal of the season 21 seconds later, assisted by Jason Dickinson, closing the scoring at 4-0 before the period was even two minutes old.
Top Performers
Jarry recorded the shutout with 24 saves on 24 shots. Nugent-Hopkins led all skaters with two assists, while McDavid recorded two assists. Leon Draisaitl won 8 of 9 faceoffs in 19:06 of ice time. On special teams, Edmonton converted its lone power-play goal in two chances, while Calgary went 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
For Calgary, no skater factored into the scoring. Wolf allowed three goals on 23 shots before giving way to Cooley, who allowed one goal on nine shots in relief.
What It Means
The win keeps Edmonton atop the Pacific Division with 20 points, one ahead of Vegas, as the Oilers improved to 9-2-2. Calgary dropped to 5-7-0 and sits sixth in the division with 10 points. The Oilers also took a 1-0 lead in the season series between the two Alberta rivals.
What’s Next
What’s Next
Edmonton (9-2-2) remains at the top of the Pacific Division. Calgary (5-7-0) sits sixth.
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