Edmonton 5, Calgary 3
When: 9:30 PM ET, Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Where: Rogers Place, Edmonton, Alberta
Referees:
Frederick L'Ecuyer, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen:
Kiel Murchison, Mark Shewchyk
Attendance:
18347
By Field Level Media
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins notched his second goal of the night late in regulation to break a tie and send the host Edmonton Oilers to a 5-3 victory over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday that has them one win away from clinching the Western Conference second-round series.
With the score 3-3 after the Flames erased a three-goal deficit, Nugent-Hopkins was on the spot for a rebound to net his fourth of the playoffs with 3:27 remaining in regulation.
Evander Kane scored twice, including an empty-netter, to give him 12 goals in the playoffs, and Zach Hyman added a goal for Edmonton. Mike Smith made 29 saves for the Oilers, who lead the best-of-seven series 3-1 and will look to close out the series on Thursday in Calgary.
Oilers captain Connor McDavid netted two assists, giving him 10 multi-point games in 11 playoff outings. Leon Draisaitl also collected a pair of assists, his fourth consecutive game with multiple assists.
Elias Lindholm, Mikael Backlund and Rasmus Andersson scored for the Flames, who got 21 saves from Jacob Markstrom.
Nugent-Hopkins was the beneficiary of a Makstrom mistake while opening the scoring 21 seconds into the clash. Markstrom fanned on a pass from deep in his zone and sent it right to the Oilers center in front of the net.
Hyman's power-play goal doubled the lead before the midway point of the opening frame, his seventh of the postseason, and then Kane made it 3-0 game with 66 seconds remaining in the opening period.
The Flames desperately needed a jolt and received it with a pair of goals 36 seconds apart before the midpoint of the second period. Lindholm notched his fifth goal of the playoffs, and Backlund made it a one-goal game on the next shift for his fourth goal of the playoffs.
Seconds after Markstrom made a glorious save on Draisaitl, Andersson scored an unlikely goal to tie the game. With Calgary short-handed, Andersson sent a long slapper from inside his own blue line that Smith lost while it was on the way. The puck went past the goalie with 9:04 left in regulation for Andersson's third goal of the playoffs.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Calgary |
|
Edmonton |
|
Rasmus Andersson 1 |
Points |
Leon Draisaitl 3 |
|
Rasmus Andersson 1 |
Goals |
Evander Kane 2 |
|
Noah Hanifin 1 |
Assists |
Leon Draisaitl 3 |
|
Elias Lindholm 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Evander Kane 1 |
|
Rasmus Andersson 1 |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Jacob Markstrom .840 |
Save Percentage |
Mike Smith .906 |
|
Jacob Markstrom 21 |
Saves |
Mike Smith 29 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Calgary
|
32 |
3 |
1-3 |
2-4 |
8 |
29 |
| Edmonton
|
26 |
5 |
2-4 |
2-3 |
6 |
22 |
Upcoming Games
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Edmonton will play their next game on the road against Calgary. The Oilers have a W/L % of .673 after a win and .485 after a loss.
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Calgary will play their next game at home against Edmonton. The Flames have a W/L % of .627 after a win and .581 after a loss.
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