Calgary Flames at Edmonton Oilers
· National Hockey League
Flames rally to beat the Oilers 4-3 in shootout to spoil Draisaitl’s 400th NHL goal
After Draisaitl and Morgan Frost each scored in the second round of the tiebreaker, the next 11 shooters failed before Kadri slipped a backhander past Stuart Skinner to end the season opener.
Playing his 791st regular-season game, Draisaitl gave the Oilers a 3-0 lead at 8:32 of the second period. He tapped in David Tomasek’s cross-crease feed, with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins also assisting.
Draisaitl also had an assist to push his points total to 958. The 29-year-old German star is the 111th player in NHL history to score 400 goals.
Matvei Gridin scored in his NHL debut to start the Calgary rally and Connor Zary and Blake Coleman added goals. Dustin Wolf made 32 saves.
Nugent-Hopkins and former Calgary forward Andrew Mangiapane also scored for the Oilers, coming off consecutive Stanley Cup Finals losses to the Florida Panthers. Mangiapane played for Washington last season after seven years with the Flames.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins opened the scoring on a power play at 9:53 of the first period, poking the puck in to cap a nifty passing play with linemates Connor McDavid and Draisaitl.
Mangiapane made it 2-0 with 3:49 left in the period, beating Wolf with a snap shot from the left side. McDavid and Nugent-Hopkins assisted.
After Draisaitl made it 3-0, Gridin countered for the Flames with 7:40 left in the second, firing a centering pass that Noah Philp and past Skinner. The Flames took the 19-year-old Russian forward with the 28th overall pick in 2024.
Zary pulled Calgary within one on a power play with 5:13 left in the period, batting the puck in for a goal that survived a video review for a high stick. Coleman tied it 40 seconds into the third, poking the puck between Skinner's legs after the goalie fumbled Zary's lob from the blue line.
Edmonton killed off a penalty late in regulation that spilled over into overtime. Calgary then fended off a power play late in OT.
Oilers: Host Vancouver on Saturday night.
Regular Season SeriesCGY leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 9:53 | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Leon Draisaitl (1), Connor McDavid (1) |
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Goal | 1st Period 16:11 | Andrew Mangiapane Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Connor McDavid (2), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 8:32 | Leon Draisaitl Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: David Tomasek (1), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (2) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 12:40 | Matvei Gridin Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Nazem Kadri (1), Matt Coronato (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 14:47 | Connor Zary Goal (1) Batted, assists: Adam Klapka (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 0:40 | Blake Coleman Goal (1) Poke, assists: none |
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Goal | 5 0:00 | Leon Draisaitl Goal Wrist Shot |
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Goal | 5 0:00 | Morgan Frost Goal Snap Shot |
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Goal | 5 0:00 | Nazem Kadri Goal Backhand |
Statistics
 CGY |
 EDM |
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|---|---|---|
| 17 | Blocked Shots | 18 |
| 35 | Hits | 23 |
| 4 | Takeaways | 3 |
| 22 | Shots | 35 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 2 |
| 4 | Power Play Opportunities | 4 |
| 25.0 | Power Play Percentage | 50.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 30 | Faceoffs Won | 28 |
| 51.7 | Faceoff Win Percent | 48.3 |
| 22 | Giveaways | 18 |
| 5 | Total Penalties | 4 |
| 18 | Penalty Minutes | 8 |
Edmonton Oilers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Kasperi Kapanen, RW | Out | Oct 21 |
| Alec Regula, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 19 |
| Mattias Janmark, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 14 |
| Zach Hyman, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 6 |
Calgary Flames Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Martin Pospisil, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 20 |
