Jarry stops 24 as Oilers blank Flames 4-0 in Battle of Alberta
Connor McDavid extended his NHL-record season-opening assists streak to 13 games as Edmonton improved to 9-2-2 on the year.
Tristan Jarry turned aside all 24 shots he faced as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Calgary Flames 4-0 on Wednesday, snapping a two-game losing skid and ending the trip with a 3-1-1 record. Mathieu Joseph, Mattias Ekholm, Kasperi Kapanen and Alex Formenton scored for Edmonton (9-2-2), while Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins each added two assists.
McDavid's two helpers extended his points streak to all 13 games this season, giving him 36 points to lead the league, and stretched his season-opening assists streak to a new NHL record, surpassing marks held by Sebastian Aho, Ken Linseman and Wayne Gretzky.
Calgary (5-7-0) had its four-game winning streak snapped. Starting goaltender Devin Cooley, who had won four straight starts, was injured late in the first period after being run over in the crease by Edmonton's Colton Dach and did not return. Dustin Wolf finished the game in relief, stopping 20 shots.
Edmonton put the game away with a power-play goal just 55 seconds into the third period, with McDavid feeding Kapanen for his fourth of the season. The Oilers are now 7-0-1 when scoring first this season, while the Flames are 1-6 when allowing the opening goal. Calgary hosts the Seattle Kraken on Friday, and Edmonton opens a three-game trip against the New York Islanders on Saturday.
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