Flames win round two of 'Battle of Alberta'
20.10.05 22:35MST
Iginla nets 5 point night in demolition of Oilers
For the second time in a week, the Oilers rolled into Calgary and limped home. Much like the previous game 5 nights ago, the Flames top line went to work and handed the Oilers a humiliating loss. This time it was an 8-1 rout, 2 goals worse than before.
Tonight Captain Jarome Iginla (pictured), an Edmonton native, was the one who carried the scalpel. Iginla scored 2 goals and had 3 assists and sent his childhood team back up Highway Two, battered and bruised.
Despite the number of goals, first blood wasn't spilled until the second period. Shawn Bates got the Flames on the board with his 3rd of the season at 5:31 of the second from Rene Bourque and Chris Simon. Richards doubled the lead at 13:14 from Cammalleri and Iginla. Richards scored again shortly thereafter at 15:05 from Iginla to make it a 3-0 game. Chris Clark ended the period with his first of the season at 15:59 from Steen and Boyle.
The Third period saw more from the Flames with their powerplay going to work on the hapless Oilers. Steen scored his first, with the man-advantage, at 00:54 of the third from Legwand and Connolly. Comrie answered for the Oilers at 6:30 from Nummelin and Chimera to make it a 5-1 game. Lydman of the Flames replied just over a minute later at 7:42 with a point shot setup from Oduya and Iginla. Then Iginla scored two himself to end the game. His first coming at 12:31 from Boyle and Milan Michalek and another at 19:34 from Boyle and Richards.
"This is the second time we've played them in a week and the results are the same. We didn't change too much." Said Coach Fyvie. "It was like a shooting gallery out there, the boys had fun."
The previous Battle of Alberta played on the 15th was just as one-sided as the Flames took Edmonton to the woodshed in a 6-1 affair.
"I think we're going to have fun this year." Said Iginla who has 3 goals and 7 points in the two outings against Edmonton this year. "Having (Cammalleri) with me and (Richards) has been great. He's really filled the hole (St.Louis) left when he was traded." The Flames top unit of Cammalleri, Richards and Iginla have thus far combined for an impressive 36 points in 8 games and Iginla leads the team with 7 goals and 15 points to start the season.
The Flames outshot the Oilers tonight 50 to 20 and went 3 for 9 on the powerplay. Edmonton's powerplay unit went scoreless, 0 for 8.
Calgary now sit first in the West with 12 points to start the season. Edmonton sits 9th. The Flames head on a 5 game road-trip with their next game facing the Dallas Stars on the 22nd of October. Calgary has already faced the Stars, beating them 5-2 last week. Edmonton goes home tonight to host Colorado tomorrow night in a quick turnaround.