(Calgary) Zach Hyman and Leon Draisaitl scored back-to-back on the breakaway to cap a four-goal unanswered streak and the Edmonton Oilers edged the Calgary Flames 5-3 on Friday to tie the series 1- 1.
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Duncan Keith and Draisaitl shone with a goal and two assists.
Connor McDavid and Evan Bouchard also scored for the Oilers.
Also having an assist, McDavid had two points in eight of nine games in this series. He brought his total points to 20. He is the first player since Mario Lemieux in 1992 to reach this milestone in nine games or less.
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Connor McDavid (97) beat Jacob Markstrom (25) with a nice fine.
At the top of the scorers, the Oilers captain leads his teammate Draisaitl by five points.
Michael Stone, Brett Ritchie and Tyler Toffoli flashed the red light for the Flames. Johnny Gaudreau had two assists.
Mike Smith, who had another difficult start — allowing two goals in the first seven minutes — finished the night with 37 saves. He had been withdrawn from the first duel after seven minutes of play during which he had allowed three goals.
The Oilers goalie also stood out by setting up Draisaitl’s insurance net.
Jacob Markstrom, who allowed six goals in Game 1, stopped 35 of 40 shots in the loss.
The series heads to Edmonton for Game 3 and Game 4. Game 3 is Sunday night.