The oilers won the third straight game against the Flames

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Evander Kane each scored two goals. Leon Draisaitl had three assists and Connor McDavid had another two -point game in the win.

The Flames will face elimination Thursday at the Saddledome in Calgary.

Advantages of Oilers

As they did on Sunday, the Oilers had a good first period. This time, they not only got the best shot at goal, they scored three times.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins took advantage of a gift from Jacob Markstrom to score the first goal of the game. The Flames goaltender came out of his net, but instead of clearing the puck, he sent it straight to Nugent-Hopkins ’stick. Result: it was 1-0 after only 21 seconds of play.

Zach Hyman doubled the home side’s lead in a power play. He got a throwback from Connor McDavid to score at least one goal in the fourth straight game.

With 1:06 left in the first period, Evander Kane recorded his 11th goal in the playoffs and it was 3-0 for the Oilers.

The fire returned

The second stage was to the advantage of the Flames who lowered the lead of their northern rival to just one goal.

Elias Lindholm took advantage of power play at 9:04 to score his fifth goal in the playoffs. It was an accurate shot at the top of the net that got the better of Mike Smith.

Thirty -six seconds later, it was Mikael Backlund’s turn to beat the Oilers goaltender. The Flames forward passed Duncan Keith, then threw Smith’s pads.

Both teams were limited to seven shots each in the second frame.

Advantages of Oilers (bis)

Midway through the third period the Flames tied the game when defenseman Rasmus Andersson tried to clear his territory with a shorthanded goal.

The puck went in the direction of Mike Smith’s net and the Oilers goalie couldn’t control it.

With just over three minutes left, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored his second of the game to put the home side ahead, then Evander Kane, also with his second game, completed the scoring on an empty. on net.