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NHL Rink Wrap: Battle of Alberta gets off to wild start
The Rangers were really good on Wednesday night and looked like a significantly better team than the one that barely snuck by Pittsburgh in the First Round. They defended well, they were the better team for most of the night, and they were three minutes away from stealing Game 1 against the Hurricanes. And then some sloppy play resulted in a Sebastian Aho goal to send the game to overtime where Ian Cole would score the game-winner for Carolina. The Rangers showed they can compete with Carolina, but they are going to need to repeat that effort the rest of this series. And then be able to finish it out.
Oilers vow to be better after dropping Game 1 despite scoring 6 goals
The Edmonton Oilers scored six times at even strength on Wednesday night, but coming in a 9-6 loss to the Calgary Flames, they know they have to be much better as a team in Game 2.
Flames outfire Oilers in explosive series opener as rivals combine for 15 goals
Matthew Tkachuk scored a hat trick for the Calgary Flames in Wednesday's 9-6 win over the visiting Edmonton Oilers to open their playoff series.
The Battle of Alberta has all the makings of a classic
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Connor McDavid, Mike Smith lead Oilers to win over Kings in Game 7
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