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“We came to each period and we scored right away so it was huge for us,” said Calgary goalie, who made 28 saves for the win in net. “The guys did a really good job and they didn’t get too much on me. It wasn’t that hard of a game, but I’m taking those two points and going home.”“We’ve kinda thrown our good start away, but we’ve given ourselves a chance in the second half here to chase down a playoff spot,” McDavid said, adding that the team is clearly in a bit f a funk at the moment.
Calgary added to its lead 12 minutes into the opening period as Mangiapane won a battle with defenderNurse got some redemption a couple minutes later as his shot was tipped past Rittich by McDavid for his 22nd of the year. Calgary didn’t let up, with Lindholm sending a shot through a screen past Koskinen for his 16th of the season — prompting the Oilers to replace him in net withThey got another early-period goal in the third as Backlund beat Smith on a short-handed breakaway just 57 seconds in to put Calgary up by four goals.
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