EDMONTON — Connor Brown had two goals and an assist while Connor McDavid added a goal and three assists as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Calgary Flames 7-2 on Wednesday.
Lane Pederson, Leon Draisaitl, Evander Kane and Raphael Lavoie also scored for the Oilers (4-2-1), who have won four of their last five in the pre-season.
Nikita Zadorov and Walker Duehr replied for the Flames, who dropped to 3-3-1 in exhibition action.
The Oilers’ dangerous power play got them on the board six minutes into the opening period as McDavid drove wide before chipping a wrist shot over the shoulder of Calgary goalie Dan Vladar for his third of the pre-season.
Edmonton added to its lead a minute-and-a-half later as McDavid sent a pass into the slot to former junior teammate Brown, who blasted a one-timer into the net for his first goal in an Oilers uniform.
Calgary battled back into the game with a power-play goal coming with four minutes remaining in the first frame as veteran defender Zadorov lugged the puck out from his own zone before beating Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner cleanly with a long wrist shot.
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