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Oilers snap skid with 4-0 win over Flames

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Tristan Jarry helped Edmonton Oilers defeat the Calgary Flames with a 4-0 shutout win on Wednesday, ending the Oilers' two-game losing streak and improving their record to 9-2-2. The victory snapped the Flames’ four-game winning streak as they fell to 5-7-0. Connor McDavid extended his season points streak to 13 games with two assists, breaking a record previously held by Wayne Gretzky.

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The Edmonton Oilers snapped their two-game losing streak with a convincing 4-0 victory over their rival team, the Calgary Flames, on Wednesday. Goalie Tristan Jarry made 24 saves to secure the shutout for Edmonton, while Mathieu Joseph, Mattias Ekholm, Kasperi Kapanen, and Alex Formenton scored the goals. The Oilers’ captain Connor McDavid had a pair of assists and extended his season-starting points streak to an NHL-record 13 games. Despite losing, the Flames' goalie Devin Cooley was injured in the first period and replaced by Dustin Wolf; Cooley had been on a four-game winning streak before this game. The Oilers finished their five-game road trip with a record of 3-1-1, while the Flames fell to 5-7-0 after the loss.

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He also extended his campaign-starting assists streak to 13 games, setting a new record by surpassing the likes of Sebastian Aho, Ken Linseman and Wayne Gretzky for the longest in NHL history.

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Oilers snap skid with 4-0 win over Flames · assertive framing

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Tristan Jarry made 24 stops to earn the shutout as the Edmonton Oilers snapped a two-game losing skid, defeating the rival Calgary Flames 4-0 on Wednesday. asserted

Oilers → make → Wednesday

Mathieu Joseph, Mattias Ekholm, Kasperi Kapanen and Alex Formenton had the goals for the Oilers (9-2-2). asserted

Joseph → have → Oilers

Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins each had a pair of assists. asserted

McDavid → have → assists

Edmonton wrapped up its five-game road trip with a 3-1-1 record. asserted

Edmonton → wrap → record

The Flames (5-7-0) saw a four-game winning streak come to an end. asserted

streak → see → end

Dustin Wolf recorded 20 saves for Calgary, coming in to replace Devin Cooley (eight saves) who was injured late in the first period. asserted

who → record → period

Cooley was run over in the crease by Oilers forward Colton Dach late in the first and did not return to start the second. asserted

Cooley → run → second

The 29-year-old has been on fire of late, coming into the contest with four straight wins, during which he had a 1.50 goals-against average and .955 save percentage. asserted

he → come → average

McDavid extended his season-starting points streak to all 13 games, adding two assists to give him a league-leading 36 points. asserted

McDavid → extend → points

He also extended his campaign-starting assists streak to 13 games, setting a new record by surpassing the likes of Sebastian Aho, Ken Linseman and Wayne Gretzky for the longest in NHL history. asserted

He → extend → history

Edmonton made it 3-0 on the power play just 55 seconds into the third with a nice display of passing as McDavid sent it to Kapanen for his fourth. asserted

McDavid → make → fourth

Key stat The Oilers are now 7-0-1 when scoring first and 7-0 when leading after 40 minutes. asserted

Oilers → score → minutes

By contrast, Calgary is 1-6 when allowing the first goal and 0-5 when behind after the second. asserted

Calgary → allow → second

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 28, 2026. asserted

report → publish → Press