Skinner’s Shocking Slip-Up Seals Oilers’ Fate in Nail-Biting Shootout Defeat to Flames
Just like that the lead was cut to 3-2.
In the third period, Skinner misplayed a dump-in and got his signals crossed with Evan Bouchard. Blake Coleman got credit for the goal, and it was 3-3.
Regulation ended at three goals each. In overtime, there were no goals, but some interesting opportunities. Ultimately, the game went into a shootout that took eight rounds to declare a winner. Nazem Kadri scored to give Calgary a 4-3 win.
The Notables for the Oilers:
- Dustin Wolf was excellent for the Flames in goal.
- Andrew Mangiapane scored his first as an Oiler and the shot was incredible.
- Tomasek had a pretty assist on the power play goal by Draisaitl, who had his 400th point. Draisaitl’s shootout goal was one of the prettiest we’ll see this season.
- Stuart Skinner flubbed the third goal, but he was solid otherwise
- The Trent Frederic experiment on the top line may not have a long shelf life. It was a great mix in one preseason game, but the trio has struggled a bit beyond that. Frederic was pulled off that line late in the game, with Mangiapane getting a bump up.
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