The Calgary Flames were decent on Saturday night against the Edmonton Oilers. They played fairly well at even strength and they skated well. But while the Flames were decent, Connor McDavid was really, really good. Hockey’s human cheat code took advantage of every Flames gaffe and foible en route to a 7-1 Edmonton win over the overwhelmed Flames.
The rundown
Sam Bennett collided with Slater Koekkoek early in the first period in the neutral zone and was tagged with an interference penalty. Alex Chiasson redirected a Connor McDavid feed past Jacob Markstrom on the ensuing power play to make it 1-0 Oilers just over three minutes into the game.