Devin Cooley was excellent in net for the Flames in Edmonton, making 43 saves on 45 shots, including some absolutely incredible stops in the third period. Calvin Pickard was less sharp at the other end of the ice, allowing four goals on 15 shots before ceding the crease to Brett Brochu.

Two wins in the same night. Whatever happens over the winter, and external expectations remain low, Monday couldn’t have gone much better for the Calgary Flames as they completed a sweep of their split-squad exhibitions against the arch-rival Edmonton Oilers.

On Monday, the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers played twice – once in Calgary and once in Edmonton. In the Calgary half of the proceedings, after a fairly even first 20 minutes, the home side pulled away.

Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl make their pre-season debuts in Edmonton while Jeff Skinner and Viktor Arvidsson hit the ice in Calgary.

Matt Coronato scored twice and Jonathan Huberdeau assisted on three goals as the Calgary Flames beat the host Edmonton Oilers 6-3 in one of two split-squad games between the provincial rivals on Monday night.

Matt Coronato scored a pair of goals and Jonathan Huberdeau recorded three assists as the Calgary Flames remained perfect in NHL pre-season play, defeating the hometown Edmonton Oilers 6-3 in one of a pair of split-squad games between the provincial rivals on Monday night.

Connor Zary scored twice and added an assist Monday night to lead the Calgary Flames to a 6-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers in part of a split-squad NHL pre-season doubleheader.