McDavid snaps three-game pointless streak in Oilers win over Flames
The Oilers snapped a three-game skid after Connor McDavid scored in the third period to get a 3-2 win over the Flames. | March 7, 2021, 1:07 AM
March 7, 2021, 1:07 AM
EDMONTON The latest installment of the Battle of Alberta ended up being the perfect place for Connor McDavid to snap his pointless streak, and help his team snap a losing streak.
McDavid ended a three-game pointless streak with a three-point night in a 3-2 Edmonton Oilers win over the Calgary Flames Saturday at Rogers Place in Edmonton.
The superstar had a hand in all three Oilers goals, scoring one and adding two assists. McDavid had been held pointless in his previous three games, all losses to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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Flames 2, Oilers 3
Massive win for Edmonton Oilers over Calgary Flames on Saturday, as they bounced back not only from an ugly three-game losing slide, but also from a pair of deficits in the game itself to pull it out, 3-2 in regulation.
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It was a slow start for the Oil, outshot 21-10 in the first period with Mike Smith limiting the damage to just the 0-1 deficit.
With just 1 goal in 10 periods, Dave Tippett went to his nuclear option at the start of the second, teaming up his two star attackers Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl on the same line for the first time in 14 months. It sure paid off as both were on the ice for all three Oilers goals, and none against. McDavid did much of the damage with assists on snipes by young wingers Jesse Puljujarvi and Kailer Yamamoto be
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The superstar had a hand in all three Oilers goals, scoring one and adding two assists. McDavid had been held pointless in his previous three games, all losses to the Toronto Maple Leafs. I think it s a big win, McDavid said. When you re sliding like we were, sometimes it s tough to find a way out of it. I thought we did a good job as an entire group of just staying with it, sticking with it. Holding on to that game even though we probably didn t get off to our best start.
Jesse Puljujarvi and Kailer Yamamoto also scored for the Oilers (15-11-0).
The latest installment of the Battle of Alberta ended up being the perfect place for Connor McDavid to snap his pointless streak, and help his team snap a losing streak.