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Matt Coronato scored a pair of goals and Jonathan Huberdeau recorded three assists as the Calgary Flames stayed perfect in NHL preseason play, defeating the hometown Edmonton Oilers 6-3 in one of a pair of split squad games between the provincial rivals on Sunday Photo. night
Yan Kuznetsov, Anthony Mantha, Rasmus Andersson and Justin Kirkland also scored for the Flames, who improved to 3-0 in the exhibition after also winning the match between the two teams in Calgary 6-1.
Zach Hyman, Noel Hoefenmayer and Connor McDavid responded for the Oilers, who fell to 1-2 in preseason action.
The Oilers came out flying, but it was Calgary who struck first seven minutes into the opening period as they had a couple of shots on Edmonton goaltender Calvin Pickard before converting on their third crack at the net, as Kuznetsov wired it home .
Edmonton had a chance to equalize with three minutes left in the first period, but Devin Cooley made a huge stop on Oilers forward Corey Perry.
Calgary made it 2-0 with 1:38 left in the first two-on-one as Huberdeau fed it back to Mantha, who had an open net to blow it into.
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The Flames continued to stymie the home side on the power play seven minutes into the second period as Andersson unleashed a bullet from the point that went off the post and in.
A minute later it was 4-0 to the Flames as Coronato took a rebound pass and sent a wicked wrist shot past Pickard.
Brett Brochu took over in net for Edmonton midway through the second.
Cooley continued his strong play with five minutes remaining in the middle period, making another huge save on Leon Draisaitl.
Edmonton finally got on the board with 2:43 left in the second period as McDavid made a nice feed to Hyman and lifted it over Cooley.
The Oilers got one back less than a minute into the third period as Hoefenmayer was credited with the goal after he caromed off a Flames defender.
However, Calgary got that goal back just 32 seconds later as Sam Honzek dropped it back to Coronato and he hit his second of the contest.
The Flames restored their four-goal lead four minutes into the third as a huge rebound came out to Kirkland, who had an empty cage to rifle it.
Edmonton’s power play finally got a chance and made the most of it with seven minutes to play as McDavid took it in himself and used a defender as a screen before sending a wrist shot past Cooley.
The Oilers beat Calgary 47-26.
NOTES
Edmonton had McDavid and Draisaitl in their lineup, as well as their entire first power play unit that has been so deadly for the past three seasons. … The Oilers had most of their veterans competing between the two split squad games, except for Stuart Skinner, Nurse Darnell, Brett Kulak, Connor Brown, Mattias Janmark and Ty Emberson.
UP NEXT
Oilers: Visit the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday.
Flames: Face the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday in Abbotsford, BC
This report was first published by The Canadian Press on September 23, 2024.
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