EDMONTON 4, CALGARY 1

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) - Hours after the Oilers acquired goaltender Mikhail Shtalenkov in a trade, Edmonton's Bob Essensa turned in another impressive outing in a 4-1 exhibition victory over the Calgary Flames (2-5-1) on Thursday night. Playing in his third full game of the preseason, Essensa continued his strong play, making 17 saves and lowering his goals-against average to 0.97. In 185 minutes, Essensa has given up just three goals on 74 shots. Kevin Brown, Dean McAmmond, Boyd Devereaux and Andrei Kovalenko scored for Edmonton (3-5-1). Marty McInnis was the only Flame to beat Essensa. The Oilers scored three times against Tyler Moss on just seven shots in the first period.

FIRST PERIOD - SCORING: 1, Edmonton, K.Brown (Buchberger, Niinimaa), 0:45. 2, Edmonton, McAmmond (Millar, Marchant), 11:10 (pp). 3, Edmonton, Devereaux, 19:10 (sh).

SECOND PERIOD - SCORING: None.

THIRD PERIOD - SCORING: 4, Edmonton, Kovalenko (Grier), 4:42. 5, Calgary, McInnis (Stillman, Housley), 8:06.

GOALIES: Edmonton, Essensa. Calgary, Moss, Giguere.

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