Unfortunately, the youth came up short as the Oilers triumphed in the latest ‘Battle of Alberta’; no blight on them but rather on the Calgary Flames inability to put the game away earlier and strong play of Edmonton Oilers goaltender, Cam Talbot.
Calgary Flames captain Mark Giordano said as much in an interview with Shane Jones of the Canadian Press.
“We sat back a little too much and didn’t shoot the puck enough tonight,” said the Calgary Flames captain. “We were guilty of overlooking and going for the perfect play. Their goalie made some good saves, but for the most part, we passed up on way too many chances.