Draisaitl leads Oilers to win in Battle of Alberta

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

Zach Hyman, Jeff Skinner and Mattias Janmark, with an empty-netter, 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 effort.

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

Hyman scored on the second of three Edmonton power-play chances in the third period with a backhand over Vladar with 9:50 left in the game, and Janmark scored the empty-netter with a few ticks remaining.

Edmonton was without Connor McDavid, who is expected back in the Oilers’ lineup later this month.

Oilers: Edmonton’s power play that’s been slow this season produced the game-winner from Hyman.

Flames: The Flames couldn’t handle the Oilers’ speed and were down two goals early before generating any sustained offensive-zone pressure.

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

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 drafted first overall by Edmonton in 2015.

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

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