Starting 7:24 into the first period, Mathieu Joseph connected with Connor McDavid to open the scoring before his linemates Alex Formenton and Jason Dickinson, who was back in the lineup from a two-week absence, put a cap on the victory with the second of two goals in 21 seconds from the Oilers in the early stages of the third period.
Kasperi Kapanen notched a power-play goal, his fourth tally of the campaign, early in the third, while Edmonton’s second returnee on Wednesday in Mattias Ekholm got on the scoresheet with the only goal of the middle stanza just under five minutes in.
In the absence of Devon Levi and Frederik Andersen, Jarry has been carrying the load for the Oilers in between the pipes and was stellar against the Flames, recording a 24-save shutout to improve to 3-1-2 this season as he continues to build his game.
“Yeah, that’s what you want,” McDavid said. “It’s kind of next man up everywhere, and obviously in net, it’s a critical position, and we got three capable guys, and you know we believe in all three of them. So doesn’t matter who’s in there. We know they’re going to give us a chance to win, and Jarry certainly did that tonight.”