Zack Kassian struck first for Edmonton in the opening frame, skating around the net and scoring on a backhand shot off a feed from Chris Kelly and Yohann Auvitu. Not long after, Milan Lucic struck on the power play, thanks to outstanding passing from Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl.
There was an injury scare early in the first when Ryan Strome blocked a shot from Trevor Carrick and skated off, not putting much weight on his foot. However, he returned a couple minutes later and continued to play.
Edmonton found themselves scoreless in the second period but also took a couple of penalties.