The first Battle of Alberta since 1991 comes to an end, in a dramatic 5-4 overtime win for the Edmonton Oilers. The Oilers defeated the Calgary Flames in five games in the Second Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Oilers have now won the Battle of Alberta five out of the six times these teams have played each other in the playoffs. This will be the first time since 2006 that the Oilers will be in the Conference Final. Let’s take a look at how the Calgary Flames vs Edmonton Oilers series came to an end.<\/p>\n
It is no secret that Oilers captain, Connor McDavid<\/a>, was the star of the series. Not only did he score the overtime game-winning goal to put the Oilers into the Conference Finals, but he has also steadily been breaking records along the way. McDavid has matched Wayne Gretzky<\/a>‘s set in 1983 for an eight-game multi-point streak. During the five-game series against the Flames, McDavid recorded three goals and 12 points. The captain seems to have elevated his already elite game in the last two playoff series. On top of carrying the puck, he has been laying hits on the Flames, making excellent passes, and winning battles for pucks.<\/p>\n Over the 12 games of the two series, McDavid has scored seven goals and recorded 26 points. This makes him a two-points-per-game player thus far in the playoffs. But McDavid isn’t the Oilers only two-points-per-game player. Leon Draisaitl<\/a> has recorded the exact same numbers: seven goals, 19 assists, and 26 points. McDavid and Draisaitl became the fifth and sixth different players to record 26 or more points through their first 12 games of a postseason. Draisaitl also tied for the most NHL points through five games in a single playoff series. But the accolades don’t stop there; he also broke an NHL record for the 5th straight playoff game with three-plus points.<\/p>\n Edmonton had a couple of other honourable mentions when it came to putting points on the score sheet. Evander Kane<\/a>, who was a mid-season acquisition has really shown up over these two series. In 12 games played, he has recorded 12 goals, three assists, and 15 points. In the Calgary series alone, he scored five goals, including a hat trick. The other honourable mention would be Zach Hyman<\/a>. In the five games against the Flames, Hyman scored six goals. He is the only Oilers player that scored a goal in every game this series.<\/p>\nOther Oilers Production<\/h3>\n