Yamamoto scores twice on 20th birthday, Oilers beat Flames
09/29/18, 18:22
Calgary Flames ' Anthony Peluso (16) trips up Edmonton Oilers' Jujhar Khaira (16) during the first period of an NHL preseason hockey game in Edmonton on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)
Kailer Yamamoto celebrated his 20th birthday with two goals in the Edmonton Oilers’ 4-3 preseason victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday.
Yamamoto got his second of the game early in the third period, tapping a goalmouth feed from Drake Caggiula behind goalie Mike Smith to complete the scoring. Yamamoto has six goals in six exhibition games.
Calgary Flames ‘ Matthew Tkachuk (19) gets up as the Edmonton Oilers celebrate a goal by Kailer Yamamoto (56) during the second period of an NHL preseason hockey game in Edmonton, Alberta, on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)
Connor McDavid and Jujhar Khaira also scored and Cam Talbot made 39 saves to help the Oilers improve to 6-1. Johnny Gaudreau, Sam Bennett and Elias Lindholm scored for Calgary.
Calgary Flames ‘ Elias Lindholm (28) and Edmonton Oilers’ Jujhar Khaira (16) battle for the puck during the third period of an NHL hockey preseason game in Edmonton, Alberta, on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)
Edmonton will face the Cologne Sharks in an exhibition game Wednesday night in Germany, and open the regular season next Saturday in Sweden against the New Jersey Devils.
Calgary Flames ‘ Johnny Gaudreau (13) scores on Edmonton Oilers’ goalie Cam Talbot (33) during the first period of an NHL preseason hockey game in Edmonton on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)
