Hapless Oilers fall to Flames
Jarome Iginla had two goals and two assists to help Calgary beat Edmonton 6-1 on Saturday night to end the Flames' losing streak at nine and extend the Oilers' skid to 13 games - one off their franchise record.
Dustin Boyd had two goals and an assist, Rene Bourque and Dion Phaneuf also scored, and Miikka Kiprusoff made 27 saves. Sam Gagner scored for Edmonton.
Edmonton has lost 20 of its last 21 to fall to 16-30-6. The Oilers had a team-record 14-game winless streak early in the 1993-94 season, losing 13 and tying once.
The Flames, eighth in the Western Conference at 27-20-8, completed the first sweep in the 29-year history of the Battle of Alberta, going 6-0 against the Oilers.
Calgary scored three straight goals in the second to take a 5-1 lead.
Boyd's second goal came on a botched pass between Sheldon Souray and Gagner that resulted in a loose puck in the slot that Boyd whipped into the top corner behind Devan Dubnyk. Dion Phaneuf fired a slap shot past Dubnyk 44 seconds later, and Iginla then connected on a two-man advantage.
Iginla finished the scoring at 9:40 of the third, soon after he came out of the penalty box after fighting Souray.
Edmonton is last overall in the NHL, seven points behind Carolina and Toronto.
NOTES: Dubnyk finished with 24 saves. ... Iginla's assist on Bourque's goal was his 900th career point. ... The last time two teams with winless streaks of nine or more games faced each other was Jan. 16, 1988, when Pittsburgh beat Toronto.