Sometimes, games are built up and don’t deliver. Saturday night’s opening instalment of the Battle of Alberta between the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers delivered. In an offensive slugfest, the Flames managed to hold on for a 6-4 victory to get back to the .500 mark for the season.
The rundown
The good news is the Flames scored in the opening minute. The bad news is they didn’t do a ton for the remainder of the first period. Dillon Dube entered the zone with speed and whiffed on a shot attempt. But Elias Lindholm grabbed the loose puck and wristed it past Mikko Koskinen to give Calgary a 1-0 lead.