Monday night’s edition of the Battle of Alberta was, as they say, a gooder. There were hits. There were saves. There were goals. And the Calgary Flames continued their stretch of strong play under new/old head coach Darryl Sutter, out-scoring the Oilers 4-3 in a back-and-forth game to pick up a big win in the (Scotia NHL) North Division standings.
The rundown
The first 20 minutes were tight-checking and low scoring. Neither team got great offensive looks. Shots were 5-4 Flames and scoring chances 5-4 Oilers in the first period.
The second 20 minutes were more wide-open, for better and worse.