Connor McDavid scored two goals and added an assist as the Edmonton Oilers got off to a good start in their new arena, defeating the rival Calgary Flames 7-4 on Wednesday.
Patrick Maroon, Tyler Pitlick, Zack Kassian, Jordan Eberle and Jesse Puljujarvi also scored for the Oilers (1-0-0), who officially opened their lavish new Rogers Place building in front of 18,550 fans.
Alex Chiasson, Troy Brouwer, Michael Frolik and Dennis Wideman responded for the Flames (0-1-0).
The first-ever shot in Rogers Place yielded the first-ever goal as Maroon tipped a Leon Draisaitl shot past Calgary starting goalie Brian Elliott 1:10 into the game.
Chiasson responded for the Flames just 36 seconds laterm swinging out from behind the net and then batting in his own rebound behind Oilers starter Cam Talbot.
Edmonton made it 2-1 five minutes into the opening period, scoring on their second-ever shot in their new building as well, as Pitlick elected to shoot himself on a two-on-one break and beat Elliott up high.
Kassian added to the Oilers' lead with five minutes left in the first, taking a long pass from Oscar Kelfbom and making a nifty move to undress Elliott.
Calgary closed to within a goal midway through the second as Brouwer intercepted a pass and scored on a short-handed breakaway.
The Flames scored another short-handed goal with nine minutes left, as Edmonton's Milan Lucic failed to clear a loose puck in front and Frolik whacked it in.
McDavid put Edmonton back in front, banking in a backhand shot for his second point of the game.
He then scored his second goal of the game with 5:27 left in the second after being awarded a penalty shot.
Edmonton made it 6-3 with a power-play goal with 11 minutes remaining when Puljujarvi pounced on a loose puck and scored his first NHL goal in his first game.
Wideman cut back into the lead lead for Calgary on the power play a few minutes later blasting the puck from the point but Edmonton salted the game away with an empty-netter by Eberle.
The 2016 first round draft selections for both teams made their NHL debuts in the game, as fourth overall pick Puljujarvi dressed for Edmonton and sixth overall selection Matthew Tkachuk played for Calgary.
The two teams will face each other again in Calgary on Friday for Calgary's home opener.
Oilers open new arena with big win over Flames
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