Schedule and 2021-22 Results
Regular Season Records: Calgary 50-21-11=111pts, Edmonton 49-27-6=104pts
Game 1 on Wednesday, 18 May: Edmonton loses at Calgary, 9-goals-6
Game 2 on Friday, 20 May: Edmonton wins at Calgary, 5-goals-3
Game 3 on Sunday, 22 May: Calgary loses at Edmonton, 4-goals-1
Game 4 on Tuesday, 24 May: Calgary loses at Edmonton, 5-goals-3
Game 5 on Thursday, 26 May: Edmonton wins at Calgary, 5-goals-4(OT)

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 5: The Edmonton Oilers visited and defeated the Calgary Flames 5-goals-4(OT) to complete a 4-games-1 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1496 victory. With the series 1496 win, the Edmonton Oilers improve their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record to 32-15 overall and 10-5 in the Quarterfinals round. With the series 1496 loss, the Calgary Flames see their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record fall to 13-22 overall and 4-5 in the Quarterfinals round. The win order for the victorious Edmonton Oilers in series 1496 was LWWWW: Series 1496 thus becomes the 13th NHL Quarterfinals-round series, the 40th NHL series (all rounds), and the 73rd MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. Series 1496 Game 5 featured four goals in 71 seconds, which appears to set a new record for the fastest four goals ever in a best-of-7 NHL playoff game (breaking the old mark of four goals in 93 seconds, as set in series 308 Game 5 in the 1976 NHL Quarterfinals by the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Flyers in Philadelphia). The Edmonton Oilers trailed the Flames in Calgary by two goals as late as 7:39 into the second period, but won series 1496 Game 5: In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff series (1939-2021, inclusive), road teams down two goals as late as 7:39 into the second period had a game record of 59-409 (.126); so it is that the Edmonton Oilers achieve a Grade-B (.100 - .199) comeback to win series 1496.

After Game 4: The Edmonton Oilers hosted and defeated the Calgary Flames 5-goals-3 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1496 lead of 3-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the Edmonton Oilers have a series record of 14-1 and a Game 5 record of 9-6. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the Calgary Flames have a series record of 0-9 and a Game 5 record of 5-4.

After Game 3: The Edmonton Oilers hosted and topped the Calgary Flames 4-goals-1 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1496 lead of 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Edmonton Oilers have a series record of 18-3 and a Game 4 record of 13-8 (with an active six-Game 4 losing streak). When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Calgary Flames have a series record of 3-11 and a Game 4 record of 6-8. Irrespective of Games 1-3 outcomes, the Edmonton Oilers bring a six-Game 4 losing streak into series 1496 Game 4 in Calgary.

After Game 2: The Edmonton Oilers visited and bested the Calgary Flames 5-goals-3 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1496 at 1-game-all. When tied 1-game-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Calgary Flames have a series record of 10-12 and a Game 3 record of 13-9, while the Edmonton Oilers have a series record of 16-6 and a Game 3 record of 15-7 (with an active four-Game 3 winning streak). The Edmonton Oilers trailed the Flames in Calgary by two goals as late as 3:04 into the second period of series 1496 Game 2, but prevailed: In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff games (1939-2021, inclusive), road teams down by two goals as late as 3:04 into the second period had a game record of 59-358 (.141); so it is that the Edmonton Oilers achieved a Grade-B (.100-.199) comeback in series 1496 Game 2.

After Game 1: The Calgary Flames hosted and defeated the Edmonton Oilers 9-goals-6 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1496 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Calgary Flames have a series record of 9-6 and a Game 2 record of 3-12 (with an active seven-Game 2 losing streak). When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Edmonton Oilers have a series record of 10-12 and a Game 2 record of 13-9. The nine goals by the host Calgary Flames in series 1496 Game 1 are the most by one team (home or visitor) in a best-of-7 NHL playoff game since series 1158 Game 4, in which the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Flyers in Philadelphia 10-goals-3 in their 2012 NHL Preliminary-round series. The fifteen goals total in series 1496 Game 1 are the most by both teams in a best-of-7 NHL playoff game since series 633 Game 6, in which the Los Angeles Kings hosted and defeated the Calgary Flames 9-goals-6 in their 1993 NHL Preliminary-round series; the fifteen goals total are the third-most in a best-of-7 NHL playoff game. The Calgary Flames led the Edmonton Oilers as early as 51 seconds into series 1496 Game 1; the lead becomes the earliest two-goal lead ever taken in a best-of-7 NHL playoff game (the previous earliest: 54 seconds, by the Penguins in Pittsburgh over the New York Islanders in series 635 Game 5, in the 1993 NHL Quarterfinals).

Pre-series assessment: In the 2021-22 NHL regular season, the Calgary Flames finished seven points ahead of the Edmonton Oilers. From 1939 through the 2022 NHL Preliminary round, when NHL teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by seven regular-season points, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 21-16 (.568) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1496 is the 35th best-of-7 NHL playoff series for the Calgary Flames, and the 47th for the Edmonton Oilers. In best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the Calgary Flames have an all-rounds series record of 13-21, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 4-4, and a Game 1 record of 15-19, while the Edmonton Oilers have an all-rounds series record of 31-15, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 9-5, and a Game 1 record of 24-22. Series 1496 is the sixth best-of-7 NHL playoff series meeting between the Calgary Flames and the Edmonton Oilers. Edmonton owns a 4-1 series record in their previous best-of-7 NHL playoff series meetings against Calgary, with the sole Flames victory occurring in series 462 (in the 1986 NHL Quarterfinals round). The teams met in 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1991, and not since.