EDMONTON, AB - The Oilers were hoping for shades of May, but it just wasn't to be on Saturday night as Calgary escaped the Battle of Alberta with a 4-3 win.
Much like their playoff series last spring, the Oilers fell behind to the Flames early, trailing 4-1 just over 10 minutes into the game. Edmonton battled back to bring the game within a goal, but couldn't muster the completed comeback.
"It's tough to comeback every single night, that's something we definitely have to address," Cody Ceci said. "It seems like once we get going we're a good team, but we can't play from behind every single night."
It was the goaltending performance of Stuart Skinner that stole the show on the night, with the Oilers netminder turning aside every Flames shot he faced in relief of the game's starting goaltender Jack Campbell.
Edmonton will be back in action on Tuesday night when they welcome the Buffalo Sabres to Rogers Place for a 7:00 p.m. contest.
GAME RECAP: Flames 4, Oilers 3
The Oilers chipped away at an early Flames lead, but were unable to complete the comeback against their provincial rivals on Saturday night at Rogers Place