Oilers snap skid with 4-0 win over Flames
Tristan Jarry made 24 stops to earn the shutout as the Edmonton Oilers snapped a two-game losing skid, defeating the rival Calgary Flames 4-0 on Wednesday.
EDMONTON – In a 4-0 victory over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday, the Edmonton Oilers ended a two-game losing streak. Tristan Jarry, the goaltender, recorded 24 saves and earned a shutout. Mathieu Joseph, Mattias Ekholm, Kasperi Kapanen, and Alex Formenton scored the goals for the Oilers, who now have a record of 9-2-2. Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins contributed two assists each.
The Oilers concluded their five-game road trip with a 3-1-1 record. The Flames, now 5-7-0, saw their four-game winning streak come to an end. Connor McDavid extended his season-starting points streak to 13 games and his campaign-starting assists streak to 13 games, setting a new NHL record. The Oilers have a 7-0-1 record when scoring first and a 7-0 record when leading after 40 minutes.
Calgary, however, has a 1-6 record when allowing the first goal and a 0-5 record when behind after the second. The Flames will return home to play the Seattle Kraken on Friday, while the Oilers will start a three-game trip in New York against the Islanders on Saturday.
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