The Calgary Flames met the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night for the first time since mid-October. The Flames were good, but a combination of penalty trouble and the Oilers stars playing like stars made this game very competitive.
The Flames ended up skating to a close, entertaining 5-3 loss in Edmonton.
The rundown
The Flames opened the scoring in this game. Elias Lindholm entered the Oilers zone with speed, with Matthew Tkachuk accompanying him. Lindholm’s shot from the slot was stopped by Mikko Koskinen, but Tkachuk beat Cody Ceci in the race to the loose rebound and jammed it into the net to give the Flames a 1-0 lead.