Calgary…..4
Edmonton..5
(AP PHOTO/CP, John Ulan via Yahoo Sports )
Shawn Horcoff and Igor Ulanov both scored twice for the Edmonton Oilers as they beat the Calgary Flames 5-4 tonight. Fernando Pisani put his 10th goal of the season past Calgary Flames goaltender Mikka Kiprusoff with 45 seconds left in the 3rd period to win it for the Oilers.
Horcoff, who has had a slow offensive start to his season, had a great game and was dangerous whenever he touched the puck.
Kiprusoff was shaky in net for the Calgary, allowing 5 goals. Flames coach Darryl Sutter said, “Usually Kipper is very sharp and he wasn’t sharp tonight. When you score 4 goals you should win the game.”
Indeed they should have. Calgary dominated the first half of the game, setting up a4-2 lead by the middle of the 2nd period. But it all fell apart for them after that. Edmonton rallied after Ulanov’s 2nd goal (on the powerplay) and continued to play hard right to the final buzzer. They were rewarded with a 5th goal and a victory that ties them with Calgary at 42 points.
Scoring Summary
1st Period
CGY: Huselius (6)
EDM: Ulanov (2) A: Horcoff, Hemsky
CGY: Langkow (10) A: Iginla
EDM: Horcoff (6) A: Hemsky, Bergeron
2nd Period
CGY: Phaneuf (8) A: Ference, Huselius
CGY: Reinprecht (5) A: Regehr
EDM: Ulanov (3) A: Moreau, Pisani
3rd Period
Edm: Horcoff (7) A: Staios, Smyth
Edm: Pisani (10) A: Moreau, Peca
Greg is the founder of Red Mile Blog has been following the Flames through good times and bad since they arrived in Calgary in the early 80s. He has written hundreds of articles on the Flames since 2005 and considers himself an expert on hockey inconsistency and frustration. He shoots right and usually plays defence, but has been known to jump up in the rush. He is a 2-time CAHL men's league champion and knows the sweet taste of beer from a Cup.
