The Edmonton Oilers started out the first period with four Grade A chances and got three goals, the kind of things that usually happens to them, not in their favour. But I'm sure they'll take it. And they'll take the hat trick from James Neal, just as some fans of the Calgary Flames were starting to (improbably) suggest the the Flames just might have got the best of the Neal-for-Milan Lucic deal. And, of course, Edmonton will also take the two points in a cliffhanger win, which saw Edmonton collapse in the third period but claw their way back to real .500, 21 wins and 21 losses on the year. In the end -- even if the Rangers had a strong push to almost tie it and remind every Oilers fan of just how undisciplined and disorganized this team can be on defence -- the Oilers won 7-5. David Staples and Bruce McCurdy of the Cult of Hockey dig in.