Calgary Flames eliminated from playoffs with Game 5 loss to Edmonton Oilers

The Battle of Alberta is over.

The Calgary Flames have been eliminated from the NHL playoffs after a 5-4 overtime loss to the Edmonton Oilers Thursday.

This was the first post-season Battle of Alberta matchup in 31 years.

Connor McDavid scored the winner to cap a game that featured wide swings of emotions from both sides. The Edmonton captain fired his seventh goal of the post-season past Jacob Markstrom off a pass from Leon Draisaitl to send the Oilers spilling over the bench in celebration.

Draisaitl had four assists in the game and both Oilers stars now have 26 points in 11 games.

Zach Hyman, with a goal and two assists, Darnell Nurse, Jesse Puljujarvi and Evan Bouchard also scored for the Oilers. Mike Smith made 32 saves as Edmonton claimed the first post-season Battle of Alberta since the 1990s.

Mikael Backlund, with a goal and an assist, Johnny Gaudreau, Calle Jarnkrok and Andrew Mangiapane scored for Calgary. Blake Coleman added two assists, while Markstrom made 30 saves as the Flames dropped to 0-10 when trailing a playoff series 3-1.

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Coleman, who won the Cup the last two seasons with the Tampa Bay Lightning, appeared to snap a 4-4 tie with just under six minutes left in regulation after Backlund took the puck hard to Edmonton’s net. But the goal was waved off following a video review after it was ruled the winger kicked the puck over Smith’s goal line with his skate as he battled with Oilers defenceman Cody Ceci.

The Oilers took the second-round playoff series 4-1.

Edmonton will now play the winner of a second-round series between the Colorado Avalanche and St. Louis Blues in the third round. The Avalanche lead that series 3-2 with Game 6 in St. Louis Friday.