Well, that escalated quickly.
The fourth instalment of the Battle of Alberta between the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers took place on Saturday night in Calgary. In short: it was a lot.
The two teams combined for 14 goals in a highly entertaining, back and forth affair. The Flames managed to out-gun the high-powered Oilers offense, earning a 9-5 victory.
The rundown
The Oilers opened the scoring, and quickly. Evan Bouchard’s point shot was deflected by Derick Brassard past Jacob Markstrom to give Edmonton a 1-0 lead. (Chris Tanev was just beaten out for position in front by Brassard.