Oilers try to build momentum in Calgary

(SportsNetwork.com) - The Calgary Flames resume what has so far been a solid homestand on Wednesday night as they take on an Edmonton Oilers club that is seeking only its third winning streak of the season.

The Flames have followed up an eight-game slide with three straight wins, taking the first two of a six-game homestand. The residency started with a 4-1 win over Edmonton on Saturday and Calgary then topped the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 on Monday.

Curtis Glencross and Markus Granlund scored the goals and Jiri Hudler assisted on both tallies, while Jonas Hiller made 26 saves.

"Any goalie playing with confidence you see poise in their game," Calgary head coach Bob Hartley said. "He's trusting his size. He's not a goalie that overreacts on every play, on every shot."

Hiller is expected to start again tonight and is 14-4-1 with a 1.93 goals against average and .932 save percentage in 22 games (19 starts) versus the Oilers.

He made 26 saves in last weekend's win over Edmonton, while Johnny Gaudreau scored twice.

Calgary has outscored Edmonton 19-4 over a four-game series winning streak.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored for the Oilers and Viktor Fasth stopped only three of the six shots he faced before getting pulled 8:48 in. Ben Scrivens made 20 saves in relief.

That setback was the Flames' ninth in a row, a skid they snapped with last night's 3-2 shootout win over the Kings. David Perron had the lone tally of the tiebreaker and Scrivens ended with 37 saves.

The victory was the first for interim head coach Todd Nelson. It came in his sixth game with the club and first without general manager Craig MacTavish joining him on the bench to help with the transition from the fired Dallas Eakins.

"(Nelson) is awesome to have back there," Perron said. "It was good for him and good for us."

Nugent-Hopkins and Matt Hendricks scored in the Oilers' first win since Dec. 7. It was also just their second in the past 22 games (2-14-6), though it didn't come without some worry.

Edmonton led 2-0 going into the third period, but was outshot 15-1 in the frame as Los Angeles tied it up.

The Oilers also had a new look to their lineup. Forwards Matt Fraser and Derek Roy made their debuts with the club, while defenseman Nikita Nikitin returned after missing 10 games with a back injury.

Fraser was claimed off waivers from the Boston Bruins and Roy was acquired in a trade with the Nashville Predators for forward Mark Arcobello.