Connor McDavid eliminated the Flames with a goal in overtime

The Oilers captain has been quiet since the start of the game, not being included on the scoresheet. He corrected the game when he received a pass from Leon Draisaitl and defeated Jacob Markstrom with an accurate shot 5:03 in overtime.

Draisaitl once again had a strong game with four assists. He finished the series with 17 points in five games.

Zach Hyman also had another good game. He scored at least one goal in each of the five meetings between the two teams.

Slow start

For the first time in the series in a match shown at the Saddledome, we had to wait a bit before seeing the first goal recorded.

At 10:13 Andrew Mangipane opened the scoring with a one-timer that went to the left of Mike Smith. It was only the second pitch for the Flames that got five, six times the Oilers threw Jacob Markstrom in the first period.

The Flames completely dominated the face-off circle when they won 14 against just one for the Oilers.

Mad second third

Calgary doubled its advantage after 5:41 of play when Mikael Backlund deflected a shot from Michael Stone.

Moments later, Jesse Puljujarvi received a perfect pass from Warren Foegele and went in front of Jacob Markstrom, but he could not lift the puck on the pad of the goaltender who fell in front of him.

Finally it was Darnell Nurse who was the first to score for the guests. He received the puck from Leon Draisaitl who won an important faceoff and shot to the right of Markstrom.

Puljujarvi had a chance to recover shortly after the Nurse’s goal. A shot by Zach Hyman tormented the Flames goaltender. The puck could have crossed the goal line, but the Finnish forward didn’t want to wait and pushed it behind Markstom, to return the two teams to square one.

For Puljujarvi, it was the first goal since Game 2 of the first round against the Kings.

The two teams then exchanged four goals for one minute and eleven seconds.

Zach Hyman gave the Oilers the first lead on his third point of the game.

Edmonton’s lead lasted just 15 seconds when Johnny Gaudreau, who has been shut out of the scoresheet the past two games, circled Mike Smith’s goal before pushing the puck under his right pad.

Sixteen seconds later, Calle Jankrok scored his first goal in 29 games for the Flames to regain the lead over the hosts, but a shot from Evan Bouchard that deflected Andrew Mangiapane’s skate ended of 71 seconds completely mad.

Controversial decision

With 5:57 left in the third period, the Flames thought they had regained the lead. Mikael Backlund’s shot stopped Mike Smith, but Blake Coleman pushed the puck into the net quickly with his skate.

Although the puck would have crossed the line without Coleman’s help, officers did not allow the goal, judging that he stretched his leg before pushing the puck into the net.

After the meeting, Blake Coleman admitted he didn’t understand the rules.

Pushed me, I tried to keep my skates on the ice. I understand that it’s possible to redirect a puck, but not to kick it, I don’t feel like I kicked it, but we can’t go back and we have to accept the decision.

Oilers head coach Jay Woodcroft said that once he sees recovery on the bench, he is confident that the decision made was in favor of his team.

For us this is obvious, but you can’t be sure until the decision is made.

The best player wins

Since the series began, Flames head coach Darryl Sutter has been praising the Oilers captain, perhaps to provoke reaction from his own players.

Asked if he believed the better team won the series, Suter replied that it did the best player wins the series.

He refused to throw the stone at his goalkeeper, even though the latter allowed 25 goals in five games.

If you want to scold him, do it, but I won’t. He’s all season, he’s one of our leaders and he’s one of the big guys responsible for our 55 wins this season.

A few days off

After a win, Jay Woodcroft usually says the team will celebrate for 10-15 minutes and then get back to work. After the game on Thursday, he said that this time the celebration would be longer.

The Oilers will face the team that will win the series between the Avalanche and Blues in the third round. Colorado led the series three games in two and Game 6 was Friday.

The conference finals are not expected to start until Tuesday, which will give the Oilers a few days to rest.