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Edmonton Skates Past Calgary 3-2 - Recap
The Oilers beat Calgary 3-2 on Friday, earning a victory backstopped by Mike Smith's 24 saves.
The Oilers were a -145 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 6.0.
Connor McDavid, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, and Dominik Kahun each scored for the Oilers in the victory. Nugent-Hopkins opened the scoring for Edmonton.
Mike Smith turned in a 24-save effort for the Oilers.
Calgary got goals from Michael Stone, and Matthew Tkachuk in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Jacob Markstrom stopped 22 of 25 shots for the Flames, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Edmonton went 2-for-5, while the Flames were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Edmonton lost the shots on goal battle to Calgary by a margin of 26-25.
Edmonton heads into a battle against the Canadiens. Calgary, meanwhile, will have their next action against Toronto.