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Draisaitl scores goal and two assists in Oilers’ 4-2 win over Flames
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Draisaitl scores goal and two assists in Oilers’ 4-2 win over Flames

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assists for the Edmonton Oilers in a 4-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Sunday.

Zach Hyman, Jeff Skinner and Mattias Janmark, with an empty-net goal, scored for the Oilers (6-5-1), who have won four of their last five. Edmonton goaltender Stuart Skinner stopped 29 shots in the win.

Draisaitl lifted a backhand over Dan Vladar’s glove just 20 seconds after the opening faceoff. Skinner made it 2-0 for the visitors at 8:12 on a second attempt.

Calgary’s Anthony Mantha redirected a Tyson Barrie shot past Skinner at 4:33 of the second period, and Yegor Sharangovich tied the score at 2 for the Flames (6-5-1) at 4:28 of the third with a shot through traffic.

Hyman scored on Edmonton’s second of three power-play opportunities in the third period with a putback over Vladar with 9:50 left in the game, and Janmark scored the empty-net goal with a few ticks left.

Edmonton was without Connor McDavid, who is expected to return to the Oilers lineup later this month.

Takeaway meals

Oilers: Edmonton’s power play, which has been slow this season, produced Hyman’s game-winner.

Flames: The Flames couldn’t handle the speed of the Oilers and trailed by two goals early before generating sustained pressure in the offensive zone.

Key moment

Calgary’s too many men penalty with 2:18 left hurt the Flames’ chances of sending the game to overtime.

Key Statistics

Draisaitl has five goals and three assists in the last four road games and two goals and four assists in the two games since McDavid was injured. Draisaitl has averaged a point per game in 56 career games without McDavid since the latter was selected first overall by Edmonton in 2015.

Next

The Oilers host the Devils on Monday and the Flames begin a three-game road trip in Montreal on Tuesday.

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