Bad blood boils as Oilers dominate Flames: Recap, Reaction and Highlights

The Battle of Alberta is so back. On Tuesday evening, the Edmonton Oilers and the Calgary Flames were not in a festive mood on Festivus, as the Oilers beat their division rivals 5-1. Let’s take a look at what went on in this one! Seven minutes into the first period, the Oilers opened the scoring. After sustained zone time, the puck found its way back to the point to Evan Bouchard. The right-shot defenceman slapped it on net, with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins picking up the rebound and firing it into the back of the net. With four minutes left in the first period, the Flames got on the board. MacKenzie Weegar’s shot from the point took a deflection off Darnell Nurse and past Connor Ingram. That was basically it for the Flames, as Leon Draisaitl’s goalless drought came to an end, firing home a nice pass from Zach Hyman in his office into the gapping net. Early in the second, Draisaitl picked up his second of the game, also on the power play. He received a nice pass from Connor McDavid while cutting to the net, tappingRead More