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EDMONTON - The Calgary Flames havent had much go right this season, but everything certainly came together for one night on Saturday. Curtis Glencross had a hat trick and Matt Stajan had a goal and three assists as the Flames scored four goals in a 3:05 span of the second period to come away with a massive 8-1 victory over the rival Edmonton Oilers. "What a great game," said Flames head coach Bob Hartley. "We wanted to redeem ourselves from (Friday) nights game. I could see that the boys were not very impressed with the performance from last night. We just worked very simple, we were very effective and we scored some great goals." Mike Cammalleri, Mark Giordano, Paul Byron and Kevin Westgarth also scored for the Flames (29-35-7) who have won four of their last six and sit 26th overall in the NHL. Nobody was expecting that kind of offensive explosion, however. "Its been a challenge for us to produce offence this year," Cammalleri said. "Its nice to see pucks go in like they did. You dont expect to score eight goals every night, but its nice to get that feeling where you feel like the puck is going to go in the net for us." It was an emotional game for Stajan, who pointed up to the sky after scoring on a penalty shot in honour of his newborn son, who died earlier this month. "That one means a lot," he said. "Its been obviously not easy and that one was for the little guy. It felt good and it gave us some puck-luck after too. Well move on now and Ill remember that one forever." Jeff Petry replied for the Oilers (25-38-9), who have lost two in a row and remain in second last place in the league. "Its pretty obvious how bad we played tonight. We are obviously very frustrated with how we played this game," said Oilers winger David Perron. "It is pretty embarrassing. We all know how bad it was and that the fans werent happy. If I was sitting in the stands, I would have been doing the same thing they were doing." Oilers head coach Dallas Eakins agreed that the fans were within their rights to voice their disproval to the team. "That was probably the longest last 15 minutes of a game that I have ever been involved with," he said. "I apologize to the fans who were here tonight and had to watch it. It was painful on the bench and Im sure it was painful in the stands. We hope it is just a blip on the radar because we have been playing pretty well lately. "I understand the frustration tonight. Especially losing to Calgary. No disrespect to Calgary, they are working hard and have had a tough year as well. But that is our rival, so it stings even worse." The Oilers started the scoring with a power-play goal four-and-a-half minutes in as Petry sent a long slapshot from the point through a sea of legs and past a screened Karri Ramo in his return to the Calgary net for the first time in seven weeks. Calgary tied the game four minutes later as Giordano got all of a shot from the top of the face-off circle, sending a bullet off the crossbar and into the Oiler net behind Edmonton starter Viktor Fasth. The Flames went up 2-1 four minutes into the second period as Mikael Backlund sent a cross-ice pass to Cammalleri, who was able to pick the corner with a quick shot before Fasth could get across the net. It was Cammalleris 23rd of the season. The floodgates opened from there. A minute later, Calgary had a two-goal advantage. Stajan was awarded a penalty shot after a rather suspect slashing call on a breakaway from Edmonton defender Mark Fraser. Stajan made the most of the one-on-one opportunity, beating Fasth glove-side with a backhand shot. The Flames scored their third goal in a 1:47 span as Cammalleri stopped short on a quick breakout and allowed two Edmonton defenders to go sliding past before feeding the puck to Byron at the side of the net for his sixth of the season. Just 1:18 later the Flames made it four goals in just over three minutes as Glencross tucked a shot over Fasths shoulder. Ben Scrivens replaced Fasth, who allowed five goals on 16 shots. Late in the second period, Oiler Taylor Hall threw a water bottle in frustration while sitting on the Oiler bench that ended up spraying the coaching staff, earning a terse scolding from head coach Dallas Eakins. "That stuff happens," Hall said. "Dallas and I have a great relationship. At times we all get a little frustrated with how things are going and sometimes you need to take a step back and realize that frustration isnt going to accomplish anything. "I dont expect anything more. We are all good." Calgary made it 6-1 five minutes into the third period as a Glencross shot hit the stick of Edmontons Justin Schultz and went through Scrivens legs. The Flames then struck again 37 seconds later as a Tyler Wotherspoon shot that was going wide was batted out of the air and in by Westgarth at the side of the net. The frustration continued for Edmonton as a jersey was thrown on the ice soon afterwards, prompting Scrivens to hook it up with his stick and fling it back into the crowd. "I always feel like as a fan, you pay your money and you get to do whatever you want," Scrivens explained. "If you want to boo me, jeer me, call me every name, you are entitled to that. You could spit on me for all I care, if I deserve it. But when I see a jersey thrown on the ice… Im from here. You are not just disrespecting the guys in this room, you are disrespecting guys who wore this jersey before us. All of the great guys who have pulled this sweater over their heads, Gretzky, Messier, they all took great pride wearing that jersey. "That logo is a sacred thing for us. It is disheartening for me to see our fans treat it that way." Calgary made it 8-1 with just under seven minutes to play as Glencross recorded his hat trick goal on a long shot through traffic for his 10th goal of the season. The Flames return home for a three-game set, starting with the San Jose Sharks on Monday. The Oilers play the fourth game of a six-game homestand on Tuesday, also against the Sharks. cheap jerseys . He might have spoken the least while perhaps saying the most, fittingly for a player who was subtly spectacular on the ice. wholesale jerseys . David Hunter and Nick Sorensen had a goal and an assist apiece for Quebec (34-15-9), Francois Godin, and Fabrice Herzog also scored, and Adam Chapman added an empty netter with two seconds left in the game. http://www.wholesalechinatmall.com/. The judges scored it 118-109, 119-108, 119-108 in favour of the 35-year-old Braehmer, a former WBO champion, who was making his second defence of the title he won by beating American Marcus Oliveira in December. cheap jerseys from china . QUARTERBACKS Terrelle Pryor (vs Steelers)Last week: ByePryor is still only owned in less than half the leagues and while he didnt maintain his early season numbers, he should still find a home somewhere during the bye weeks. cheap nfl jerseys . Gomez also had a double, Jeremy Reed had three hits and Wil Nieves recorded two hits. Starting pitcher Takashi Saito was roughed up for four hits and two runs in an inning of work.(Sports Network) - The Toronto Blue Jays will hit the road for the first time this season when they begin a six-game road trip today against the Tigers in Detroit. The Jays offence will get a boost with the return of Jose Bautista, who is slated to DH and hit third against the American League champions. The Jays recently lost two of three to Boston and sustained a 13-0 beating at the hands of the Red Sox on Sunday. One day after recording a 5-0 win, Blue Jays starter R.A. Dickey fell to 0-2 on the season for allowing eight runs -- seven earned -- and 10 hits in 4 2/3 innings. "Throughout the course of the season, youre going to have a clunker or two that you have to try to forget as soon as you can," Dickey said. "Obviously, today was one of those days for me. A lot of this game is about how to handle adversity and manage regret. That will be it for me tonight." Dave Bush did no better in relief, giving up five runs in three frames. Jose Reyes and Maicer Izturis each had two hits for the Blue Jays, who fell to 2-4 on the season. Run support was an issue for Blue Jays hurler Brandon Morrow his last time out and he will take the hill Tuesday against the Tigers. Morrow made his season debut in last Wednesdays 3-2 loss to Cleveland and permitted just a run on six hits and two walks over six innings with eight Ks. MMorrow has made 11 career appearances, two starts, against the Tigers and is 1-1 with three saves and a 3.dddddddddddd72 ERA. The Tigers are 3-3 on the season and took two of three contests from the New York Yankees over the weekend. The Tigers failed in their bid for a three-game sweep with Sundays 7-0 setback as ace Justin Verlander was dealt the loss, giving up three runs and seven hits in 7 1/3 innings. Verlander countered Yankees left-hander CC Sabathia, who held the Tigers scoreless through seven innings. "(Verlander) gave us a chance. We just didnt do much with CC today," said Tigers manager Jim Leyland. Torii Hunter and Matt Tuiasosopo had two hits apiece in defeat. After hosting the Blue Jays, Detroit will head west for nine games against the Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners and Los Angeles Angels. Anibal Sanchez pitched well in his season debut for the Tigers, but did not record a decision in last Wednesdays 3-2 loss at Minnesota. Sanchez draws the start Tuesday and allowed just two hits in five shutout innings against the Twins. Sanchez, a right-hander, split time with Miami and Detroit last season and hopes his home debut will produce a winning result. In three career starts against the Blue Jays, Sanchez is 1-2 with a lofty 6.75 ERA. Toronto lost four of six matchups with Detroit a season ago. ' ' '