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.

"We scored six goals and that should be enough to win the game," said Edmonton coach Jay Woodcroft. "There's a lot of things that we can do better and we will."

After being one of the stars in the Oilers' 4-3 series win over the Los Angeles Kings, starting goaltender Mike Smith didn't have it on this night, pulled by just 6:05 into the first period after yielding three goals on 10 shots — including two goals on three shots in the opening 51 seconds.

"You don't draw it up, giving up two goals on missed assignments the first two shifts," said Woodcroft.

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Before the "Sm-ith, Sm-ith" taunts from the sell-out Scotiabank Saddledome crowd could pick up much momentum, the 40-year-old former-Flames goaltender had been replaced by Mikko Koskinen, prompting fans to switch to chants of "We want Smith, we want Smith."

Down 3-1 after one, the Oilers surrendered another opening-minute goal in the second to Blake Coleman, who added his second of the night five minutes later make it 5-1.

"I didn't like the way we skated, we weren't on our toes or assertive in any way to start," Woodcroft said. "We missed some assignments and got pushed off a few pucks. In end they made us pay."

Down 6-2 in the second, the Oilers began to rally first on a pair of goals by Zach Hyman less than five minutes apart.

It was the first two goals Edmonton had generated, going back to Game 3 against Los Angeles, in which Connor McDavid was not on the ice.

Including Edmonton's first two goals on Wednesday, the Oilers captain had been on