from Eric Francis of Sportsnet,

As endless jerseys with 97 and 29 on the back filed out of the Saddledome early, a sold-out C of Red serenaded them with a simple plea.

“We want 10. We want 10,” they chanted.

Matthew Tkachuk claimed he couldn’t hear them, but said afterward: “We wanted ten.”

Cue the game-day production folks who played Dolly Parton’s 9-to-5, reflecting a score that prompted “Oilers Suck” chants while Dillon Dube rang one off the post.

Nine even-strength goals by the hosts in a 9-5 win certainly suggest the visitors have work to do if they’re going to give the Flames a run this spring in their first potential interprovincial playoff tussle in 31 years.

However, as the dust settled on one of the most memorable evenings in Saddledome lore, it was a save, of all things, that most lads in red saw as the difference.

Clinging to a 6-5 lead three minutes into the third period, the Flames were caught on a bad line change that saw Connor McDavid race in with two teammates, culminating with a five-bell chance for Evander Kane turned aside in spectacular fashion by Jacob Markstrom.

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