The Calgary Flames drew first blood in the (pre-pre-season) Battle of Alberta. On the neutral grounds of Red Deer’s Centrium, the Flames’ prospects beat the Edmonton Oilers’ prospects by a 1-0 score in overtime.
The rundown
There wasn’t a lot of scoring and this game was pretty scrambley, but both teams had some nice flashes.
Neither team looked great on the power play, but much of that is likely a product of only have a couple practices under their belts with the groups they have. But at even strength, Edmonton’s Ryan McLeod and Tyler Benson looked dangerous while the Flames’ top line of Glenn Gawdin, Dillon Dube and Matthew Phillips were sharp.