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Calgary Flames at Edmonton Oilers

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Andersson has goal and 2 assists as unbeaten Flames beat winless Oilers 4-1

Calgary Flames vs. Edmonton Oilers: Game Highlights

Anthony Mantha, Justin Kirkland and Connor Zary also scored for the Flames, who improved to 3-0-0. Dan Vladar stopped 24 shots.

Jeff Skinner scored for the Oilers, who are 0-3-0 after beginning last season at 2-9-1 before rebounding to make it all the way to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final. Edmonton has been outscored 15-3 in their first three games, all at home.

Stuart Skinner had 25 saves for Edmonton.

Takeaways Flames: Mantha’s 300th point of his NHL career put the Flames up 2-1 at 7:06 of the third period. Mantha was able to corral a rebound in tight and lifted it up high over Skinner for his second of the season.

Oilers: Captain Connor McDavid assisted on Skinner’s goal in the first period, marking the 15th time he has assisted in a player’s first goal. That tied Ryan Smyth for second best in franchise history in the category, behind only Wayne Gretzky’s 21 first-goal assists.

Key moment The Oilers appeared to have taken a 2-0 lead with less than two minutes to play in the first period when Corey Perry tipped Troy Stecher's through traffic past Vladar. However, Calgary challenged for goaltender interference and the goal was called off. Edmonton had a second goal called back 5:40 into the second period after it looked like Derek Ryan had scored, but Viktor Arvidsson was clearly offside on the play.

Key stat The Oilers gave up five power-play goals without making a save over the first two games, but held Calgary to 0 for 3. Last season, the Oilers allowed only four power-play goals in 25 playoff games last spring.

Up Next Flames host Chicago on Tuesday, and the Oilers host Philadelphia.

Regular Season Series

CGY leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 1:16 Jeff Skinner Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Mattias Ekholm (2), Connor McDavid (2)
Goal 2nd Period 7:30 Rasmus Andersson Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 7:06 Anthony Mantha Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Martin Pospisil (4), Rasmus Andersson (2)
Goal 3rd Period 9:27 Justin Kirkland Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Kevin Bahl (2), Rasmus Andersson (3)
Goal 3rd Period 19:36 Connor Zary Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: none

Statistics

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17 Blocked Shots 17
27 Hits 13
4 Takeaways 8
29 Shots 26
0 Power Play Goals 0
3 Power Play Opportunities 1
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
23 Faceoffs Won 29
44.2 Faceoff Win Percent 55.8
23 Giveaways 20
1 Total Penalties 3
2 Penalty Minutes 6

Game Information

Rogers Place

Location: Edmonton, AB
Attendance: 18,347 | Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 10 4 22 2
Los Angeles 9 6 21 3
Vancouver 8 3 19 3
Calgary 8 6 19 3
Edmonton 8 7 17 1
Seattle 7 8 15 1
San Jose 5 9 13 3
Anaheim 5 8 12 2
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