Oilers vs Flames

2022 - 3 - 26

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Oilers abandon defensive identity, leaving both goalies chanceless ... (Sportsnet.ca)

The Oilers and Flames scored 14 goals on the night, but we didn't learn a thing because neither team played the kind of game that got them where they are.

“It starts with me,” Draisaitl said, on the night he pulled into a tie for the league lead in goals with Toronto’s Auston Matthews, at 47. “I don’t care who was in net tonight,” Hyman said. “You can't lose nine-whatever.” “We went away from the script,” said head coach Jay Woodcroft, who likely didn’t recognize his team on Saturday. “We went away from what our game plan was, and we paid the price for it. “It doesn't matter,” he said. It’s hard to find someone who had a good game. “You can't give up nine goals — it doesn't matter against who. We played poorly,” said Oiler Zach Hyman. “It’s 9-2 at even strength. Their defensive zone was like a Southern California interchange, with Oilers players flying every which way, without plan or purpose. You're never gonna win a game in the NHL if you give up nine,” Leon Draisaitl said. “We played bad. And the goaltending?

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“We’ve spent the last five weeks or so trying to improve certain areas of our game, and I thought we got away from it tonight and we paid the price,” said Oilers coach Jay Woodcroft, who is 13-7-2 since taking over for Dave Tippett. “That stings. It’s not about goals and assists always,” Sutter said about Gaudreau. “You’ve got to play the whole game. Early in the third, Markstrom robbed Evander Kane after he was set up in front on a great passing sequence with McDavid and Jesse Puljujarvi that would have tied it. There’s something to be said about the difference between goals for and goals against when you’re on the ice.” “I told Marky after the game, that’s the difference,” Sutter said. “There’s lots of goalies where the coaches yank them, or the goalie doesn’t play very good after that. “That was a lot of fun,” Gaudreau said. It’s on us,” said Draisaitl, who was minus-4 despite the three goals and an assist. That ended the night for Koskinen. ... Flames center Ryan Carpenter made his debut after being acquired from Chicago at Monday's trade deadline. “It’s not on our goalies. “The big line was the difference,” Flames coach Darryl Sutter said.

Gaudreau puts up five points, Flames score three per period to crush ... (TSN)

Elias Lindholm and Mikael Backlund also scored twice for Calgary (40-17-8) with Chris Tanev, Oliver Kylington and Dillon Dube adding one each.

Nugent-Hopkins dropped in a perfect pass behind the Flames defence that Draisaitl swooped in off the wing, collected, and as he cut across the slot, he beat Markstrom inside the far post. Flames centre Ryan Carpenter made his debut after being acquired from Chicago at the trade deadline. That ended the night for Koskinen. NOTES: Noah Hanifin played his 500th NHL game. CALGARY — Matthew Tkachuk had two goals and two assists and Johnny Gaudreau had a career-high five assists on Saturday to lead the Calgary Flames to a wild 9-5 victory over the Edmonton Oilers. Matthew Tkachuk had two goals and two assists and Johnny Gaudreau had a career-high five assists on Saturday to lead the Calgary Flames to a wild 9-5 victory over the Edmonton Oilers. Elias Lindholm and Mikael Backlund also scored twice for Calgary (40-17-8) with Chris Tanev, Oliver Kylington and Dillon Dube adding one each.

Calgary Flames Post-Game: Flames out-gun Oilers in throwback game (Flames Nation)

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The Flames pulled away in the third period. This tilted things from fairly even to 3-1 Flames. Sure, Edmonton scored subsequently, but the Flames held serve for the rest of this game and never trailed subsequently. The Oilers (and Koskinen) were caught unaware and Tkachuk beat a scrambing Koskinen to give the home side a 5-4 lead. The Flames only allowed two goals at even strength, and at five-on-five they generated a ton off winning defensive zone battles, face-offs, and timely saves. The Oilers over-skated a loose puck in their own zone, and Dube jumped on it and chipped it past Smith to make it 9-5 Flames. Let’s get one thing out of the way: neither team was especially good defensively, though the Flames were a little bit better than the Oilers in that respect. Off the face-off, the Flames won and headed into the Edmonton zone. That opened up a seam for Oliver Kylington to sneak in from the point as the trailing attacker. The Flames took a penalty late in the second period, so Edmonton began the third period with a power play. A little later, another nice breakout led to the Flames taking the lead. A few quick passes ended with Draisaitl scoring from the slot, burying a pass from Zach Hyman to tie the game at 3-3. The Flames got the better of that battle and Lindholm activated and headed up ice.

Oilers vs Flames Picks and Predictions: McDavid and Co. Flip the ... (Covers.com)

NHL odds, picks and predictions for Edmonton Oilers at Calgary Flames on March 26. NHL betting free picks for moneyline and Over/Under.

He’s 5-2-1 over his last eight starts with a .910 SV% and has seen the Flames twice this year, stopping 73 of 78 shots with a 1-1 SU record. Flames picks, you could win $36.00 on a $10 bet? Vladar (unconfirmed) is 3-5 SU in his last eight starts and hasn’t seen the Oilers this season. But with the Flames beating Arizona last night and possibly turning to Dan Vladar in net after Jacob Markstrom started last night, are the Oilers live road dogs tonight? The Oilers’ PK has also given up eight goals over its last 10. Both teams are top-heavy when it comes to scoring but with the talent each club has in the top-six, keeping the studs off the scoresheet might be impossible tonight. The total sits at 6.5 and leans to the Under. Calgary closed as -200 home favorites back in the early March meeting with a closing total of 6.5. Looking at special teams, both teams have been having some success on the power play. The Oilers come into this game 5-1 to the Over in their last six, while the Flames have been playing high-scoring games on the second game of a back-to-back and are 6-1-2 on games with zero days of rest. Can the Flames win their eighth straight Saturday game as -150 home favorites? Our best bet is our favorite pick across all markets. Edmonton scored a pair of PP goals in its last game versus the Sharks and is converted with the man advantage in six of their last eight games.

NHL Odds: Oilers vs. Flames prediction, odds, pick and more - 3/26 ... (ClutchPoints)

One of the NHL's biggest rivalries go head-to-head tonight as the Battle of Alberta will take place in Calgary as the Flames will host the Edmonton Oilers.

Flames haven’t exactly been on their best lately, going 2-3 in their last five games, and on the tail end of a back-to-back. The Flames are overall the better team out of the two, but the Oilers have been hot lately, sporting a 6-1-1 record in their last eight games. The Calgary Flames are on top of the Pacific Division with a five-point cushion over the Kings. The Flames have cooled off a bit (pun intended), going 6-3-1 in their last 10 games, but are overall trying to not peak too early before the playoffs. This game is also the tail end of a back-to-back series for the Flames as they defeated the Coyotes at home last night. One of the NHL’s biggest rivalries go head-to-head tonight as the Battle of Alberta will take place in Calgary as the Flames will host the Edmonton Oilers. These teams have one of the biggest and best rivalries in the league as it takes place for the fourth and final time in the regular season. The biggest issue for the Oilers is their goaltending, not allowing the rest of the team to stay in games.