Music: {allcanada} FLAMES, OILERS SPLIT ALBERTA DOUBLEHEADER TO OPEN PRESEASON

Sunday, September 21, 2014

{allcanada} FLAMES, OILERS SPLIT ALBERTA DOUBLEHEADER TO OPEN PRESEASON

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CALGARY - TJ Brodie scored the only goal as the Calgary Flames opened up the pre-season Sunday night with a 1-0 split-squad victory over the Edmonton Oilers.

The goal came 2:06 into the second period on a power play. Set up nicely on a cross-ice pass from Max Reinhart, the Flames 24-year-old defenceman leaned into a slapshot and fired a laser into the top corner over Viktor Fasth's blocker.

It was the 16th shot on Fasth, who at that point in the game had been the far busier of the two goalies.

Free agent signing Jonas Hiller got the start for Calgary and spent a majority of his time watching the action take place 180 feet away. Hiller was only tested twice in the first 35 minutes of the game before turning aside six shots in the final five minutes of the second period.

He was replaced to start the third by Brad Thiessen, who was perfect on eight shots to share the shutout.

With 19 stops through 40 minutes, Fasth gave way to former Flames draft pick Laurent Brossoit in the third period. Brossoit stopped all eight shots he faced.

EDMONTON - Justin Schultz had a goal and an assist as the Edmonton Oilers started off the pre-season schedule with a 3-1 split-squad victory at home over the rival Calgary Flames on Sunday night.

Marco Roy and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins also scored for the Oilers, while Curtis Glencross responded for Calgary.

The rest of the rosters for both teams played a game in Calgary at the same time.

Edmonton's third overall 2014 NHL draft pick Leon Draisaitl made an immediate impact in the game. Just 1:28 into the first period Draisaitl made a nice cross-ice feed to a hard-charging Roy who sent the puck past Flames goalie Joni Ortio.

The Flames tied the game up five minutes into the first on a power play as a Kris Russell point shot was deflected in the slot by Glencross, catching Edmonton starter Ben Scrivens off guard.

The Oilers went up 2-1 midway through the first as Schultz carried the puck into the zone with speed and then banked a shot from behind the goal off of a Calgary defender and into the net.

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