The Calgary Flames were decent on Friday night when they hosted the Edmonton Oilers. But the Oilers played a smart, composed, structured road game. They were the more opportunistic, patient team and grinded their way to a razor-thin 2-1 victory over the Flames at the Scotiabank Saddledome.
The Flames were better than they were on Wednesday, but not quite good enough.
The rundown
The Flames got off to a bit of a slow start, with the Oilers registering the first six shots of the game. They scored on the sixth one. Tyson Barrie made a nice play and found Jesse Puljujarvi all by his lonesome in front of the Flames crease.