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<p>The Calgary Flames hosted the Edmonton Oilers at the Saddledome for the lone Battle of Alberta in Calgary of the 2024-25 season. The Flames got down a pair of goals in the first period, but they battled back to make a game of it.</p>
<p>But the Oilers got a power play goal in the third period off an ill-timed Flames penalty, and added an empty-netter to beat the Flames by a 4-2 score.</p>
<h1>The rundown</h1>
<p>The visitors opened the scoring 20 seconds in, on the very first shift. Vasily Podkolzin intercepted an attempted Rasmus Andersson pass up the wall, then fired a pass to Leon Draisaitl in the slot. Draisaitl&#8217;s backhander beat Dan Vladar to make it 1-0 Oilers.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">At :20, Oilers Leon Draisaitl scores the 7th fastest opening goal in Battle of Alberta history <a href="https://t.co/XGXY7PxjEz">pic.twitter.com/XGXY7PxjEz</a></p>
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<p>Later in the period, the Oilers doubled it up. Jeff Skinner made a great individual effort in close against Vladar. Vladar made the initial save, but the puck dropped down into the blue paint and Skinner poked the puck in to give the Oilers a 2-0 lead.</p>
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<p lang="fi" dir="ltr">2-0 Edmonton. </p>
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<p>&mdash; Robert Munnich (@RingOfFireCGY) <a href="https://twitter.com/RingOfFireCGY/status/1853247058498761211?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 4, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>First period shots were 10-8 Oilers. Via Natural Stat Trick, five-on-five scoring chances were 12-12 (high-dangers were 4-4).</p>
<p>The Flames drew within a goal early in the second period on the power play. Tyson Barrie fired a shot from the point that was tipped by Anthony Mantha in front to make it 2-1. The play was briefly reviewed, but the goal counted.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">🔥Flames Goal🔥</p>
<p>Anthony Mantha gets the Flames back in this one with a nice tip! </p>
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<p>The Flames had several chances to draw even before the end of the second period, but couldn&#8217;t cash any of them in.</p>
<p>Second period shots were 11-10 Oilers. Five-on-five scoring chances were 9-7 Flames (high-dangers were 4-1 Flames).</p>
<p>The Flames tied things up early in the third period. After they cycled the puck in the offensive zone, Yegor Sharangovich fired a puck from the left point that eluded Skinner (with Mantha parked in front) to tie it up at 2-2.</p>
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<p>Yegor Sharangovich scores his first goal of the season and ties this game! It&#39;s 2-2! </p>
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<p>But the Oilers got that goal back on their power play. With Martin Pospisil in the penalty box for high-sticking, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins sent Zach Hyman in alone against Vladar and he beat him with a backhander to make it 3-2 Oilers.</p>
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<p lang="lv" dir="ltr">3-2 Oilers </p>
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<p>The Flames pulled Vladar for the extra attacker late, but couldn&#8217;t cash in on any of their scoring chances. Mattias Janmark added an empty-netter for the visitors to give the Oilers a 4-2 victory.</p>
<p>Third period shots were 12-10 Flames.</p>
<h1>Why the Flames lost</h1>
<p>The Flames had a rough start and didn&#8217;t manage the puck well in the early going, which spotted the visitors two goals. The Flames settled in really nicely after the first 12-15 minutes and battled back, but they just couldn&#8217;t muster enough offensively to completely take over the game. (They also took a few too many penalties, which really deflated their momentum at key times in the third.)</p>
<h1>Red Warrior</h1>
<p>Let&#8217;s give it to Andrei Kuzmenko, who responded to being benched in the second half against New Jersey with a superb three periods of hockey.</p>
<h1>Turning point</h1>
<p>One of the truisms of hockey is to not allow the Oilers power play too many kicks at the can. Pospisil&#8217;s penalty in the offensive zone was the wrong penalty at the wrong time, and the Oilers took advantage. Considering how hard the Flames battled back to tie things up after their rough start, the 3-2 goal was a bridge too far.</p>
<h1>This and that</h1>
<p>Mantha&#8217;s second period power play goal was the Flames&#8217; first goal on the man advantage since Oct. 19 in Seattle, snapping a string of 20 unsuccessful power plays.</p>
<p>Andrei Kuzmenko began the game on the fourth line, but flipped spots with Connor Zary about midway through, with Kuzmenko playing with Nazem Kadri and Martin Pospisil and Zary joining Kevin Rooney and Ryan Lomberg.</p>
<h1>Up next</h1>
<p>The Flames (6-5-1) are hitting the road! First up? Bell Centre in scenic Montreal to face the Habs on Tuesday night.</p>
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The Calgary Flames hosted the Edmonton Oilers at the Saddledome for the lone Battle of Alberta in Calgary of the 2024-25 season. The Flames got down a pair of goals in the first period, but they battled back to make a game of it.

But the Oilers got a power play goal in the third period off an ill-timed Flames penalty, and added an empty-netter to beat the Flames by a 4-2 score.
<h1>The rundown</h1>
The visitors opened the scoring 20 seconds in, on the very first shift. Vasily Podkolzin intercepted an attempted Rasmus Andersson pass up the wall, then fired a pass to Leon Draisaitl in the slot. Draisaitl's backhander beat Dan Vladar to make it 1-0 Oilers.

https://twitter.com/SNstats/status/1853244607733104983

Later in the period, the Oilers doubled it up. Jeff Skinner made a great individual effort in close against Vladar. Vladar made the initial save, but the puck dropped down into the blue paint and Skinner poked the puck in to give the Oilers a 2-0 lead.

https://twitter.com/RingOfFireCGY/status/1853247058498761211

First period shots were 10-8 Oilers. Via Natural Stat Trick, five-on-five scoring chances were 12-12 (high-dangers were 4-4).

The Flames drew within a goal early in the second period on the power play. Tyson Barrie fired a shot from the point that was tipped by Anthony Mantha in front to make it 2-1. The play was briefly reviewed, but the goal counted.

https://twitter.com/RingOfFireCGY/status/1853259949650153680

The Flames had several chances to draw even before the end of the second period, but couldn't cash any of them in.

Second period shots were 11-10 Oilers. Five-on-five scoring chances were 9-7 Flames (high-dangers were 4-1 Flames).

The Flames tied things up early in the third period. After they cycled the puck in the offensive zone, Yegor Sharangovich fired a puck from the left point that eluded Skinner (with Mantha parked in front) to tie it up at 2-2.

https://twitter.com/RingOfFireCGY/status/1853274577180229861

But the Oilers got that goal back on their power play. With Martin Pospisil in the penalty box for high-sticking, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins sent Zach Hyman in alone against Vladar and he beat him with a backhander to make it 3-2 Oilers.

https://twitter.com/RingOfFireCGY/status/1853277016029626617

The Flames pulled Vladar for the extra attacker late, but couldn't cash in on any of their scoring chances. Mattias Janmark added an empty-netter for the visitors to give the Oilers a 4-2 victory.

Third period shots were 12-10 Flames.
<h1>Why the Flames lost</h1>
The Flames had a rough start and didn't manage the puck well in the early going, which spotted the visitors two goals. The Flames settled in really nicely after the first 12-15 minutes and battled back, but they just couldn't muster enough offensively to completely take over the game. (They also took a few too many penalties, which really deflated their momentum at key times in the third.)
<h1>Red Warrior</h1>
Let's give it to Andrei Kuzmenko, who responded to being benched in the second half against New Jersey with a superb three periods of hockey.
<h1>Turning point</h1>
One of the truisms of hockey is to not allow the Oilers power play too many kicks at the can. Pospisil's penalty in the offensive zone was the wrong penalty at the wrong time, and the Oilers took advantage. Considering how hard the Flames battled back to tie things up after their rough start, the 3-2 goal was a bridge too far.
<h1>This and that</h1>
Mantha's second period power play goal was the Flames' first goal on the man advantage since Oct. 19 in Seattle, snapping a string of 20 unsuccessful power plays.

Andrei Kuzmenko began the game on the fourth line, but flipped spots with Connor Zary about midway through, with Kuzmenko playing with Nazem Kadri and Martin Pospisil and Zary joining Kevin Rooney and Ryan Lomberg.
<h1>Up next</h1>
The Flames (6-5-1) are hitting the road! First up? Bell Centre in scenic Montreal to face the Habs on Tuesday night.
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