Flames 5, Oilers 3
CALGARY, Alberta -- Left winger Johnny Gaudreau scored twice in a wild second period to help the Flames rally for a 5-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Sunday.
Defenseman Mark Giordano scored a pair of power-play goals -- one in the second period and another in the third -- as the Flames erased 2-0 and 3-1 deficits to win their 11th straight home game, setting a franchise record in the process. The old mark of 10 straight wins by the Flames at the Saddledome was set nine years ago in November and December of 2006.
Center Matt Stajan also scored for the Flames (17-16-2), while goaltender Karri Ramo made 28 saves to improve his record to 13-10-1.
Left winger Benoit Pouliot scored twice in the first period for the Oilers (15-19-3), while his linemates center Ryan-Nugent Hopkins and right winger Jordan Eberle had two assists each.
Right winger Teddy Purcell also scored for the Oilers, while netminder Anders Nilsson stopped 26 of 30 shots he faced in two periods of action. Goalie Cam Talbot then made six saves in the third period in a relief appearance.
Although Edmonton outshot Calgary 11-7 in the third period, the Flames were the lone team to score as Giordano added an insurance marker during a late power-play opportunity.
The Flames carried the majority of the play early in the first period and registered the first five shots on net, but they weren't able to beat Nilsson, who made a pair of nice pad saves to deny scoring attempts by right winger Jiri Hudler and center/left winger Sam Bennett.
Pouliot opened the scoring at 16:21 of the first when he redirected a backhand shot from the slot by Eberle past Ramo. Pouliot then scored again 1:50 later when he one-timed a pass from Nugent-Hopkins past Ramo to put Edmonton up 2-0.
Gaudreau got the Flames on the board at 3:10 of the second when he converted a nice feed from defenseman TJ Brodie before Purcell put the Oilers back up by a pair of goals with a breakaway goal at 10:21.
The Flames then responded with three straight goals to take a 4-3 lead into the second intermission. After Stajan scored Calgary's first short-handed marker of the season at 12:52, Giordano fired a point shot past Nilsson for a power-play goal a little less than four minutes later.
Gaudreau then took advantage of a turnover in the Edmonton zone and snapped a quick shot past Nilsson for his second goal of the game with just 31.1 seconds remaining in the middle frame.
NOTES: The Flames went with the same lineup they used Tuesday during a 4-1 home win over the Winnipeg Jets, meaning that C Josh Jooris, LW Brandon Bollig and D Ladislav Smid sat out as healthy scratches. ... The Oilers placed D Brandon Davidson on injured reserve Sunday and recalled D Brad Hunt from AHL Bakersfield. Hunt, who leads Bakersfield in scoring with six goals and 17 assists in 27 games, didn't make it to Calgary in time for the game. ... The Oilers scratched LW Jujhar Khaira for the fourth consecutive game. ... Although Flames D Dennis Wideman missed Calgary's morning skate, he was back on the ice for the game. ... The Flames play host to the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday and the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday. ... The Oilers start a six-game homestand Tuesday when they face the Kings.