Evander Kane struck for a natural hat trick over a six-minute span in the second period to lift the Edmonton Oilers to a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames Sunday night at Rogers Place.
Edmonton takes a 2-1 series lead. The Oilers outshot the Flames 21-7 in the first period but neither team got on the scoreboard. “When our best players are leading the way defensively and setting the tone for what’s expected for the full 200-feet of the rink, I think it makes us a better team,” Oilers head coach Jay Woodcroft said.
The Oilers kept the pressure on in the second and needed just 52 seconds to breakthrough. Zach Hyman beat Jacob Markstrom’s blocker side for his fourth of the series.
Evander Kane scored two goals 53 seconds apart, first converting a pass from Leon Draisaitl, then finishing off a feed from Connor McDavid. Read more: Edmonton Oilers come from behind to take Game 2 in Calgary Halfway through the second, Mike Smith stopped Johnny Gaudreau on a breakaway then made a glove snare on Matthew Tkachuk’s poke at the rebound.