EDMONTON —

Nazem Kadri scored the shootout winner in the eighth round as the Calgary Flames came back from a 3-0 deficit to defeat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 and spoil their home opener Wednesday.

Matvei Gridin, Connor Zary and Blake Coleman scored in regulation for the Flames (1-0), who narrowly missed out on the playoffs last season. Kadri also added an assist.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a goal and two assists while Andrew Mangiapane and Leon Draisaitl also scored for the Oilers (0-0-1). Connor McDavid had a pair of assists.

Edmonton is coming off a second consecutive loss to the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup final.

Dustin Wolf made 32 stops to collect the win for the Flames, while Stuart Skinner recorded just 19 saves for the Oilers.

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