CALGARY, Alberta -- Connor McDavid came through with another big night and the Edmonton Oilers got another big win.McDavid had a goal and two assists for his second straight three-point game to lead the Oilers to a 5-3 win over the Calgary Flames on Friday night.We will be talking about him all year and for many years to come, Edmonton coach Todd McLellan said of his 19-year-old captain. You can have a game plan but he has all the skills and tools, a tool box that is second to none.Leon Draisaitl had two goals and Jordan Eberle and Mark Letestu also scored to help the Oilers complete a sweep of the teams season-opening home-and-home series. Cam Talbot finished with 32 saves.McDavid showcased his speed in the first period by getting behind the Flames defenders for a breakaway and beating goalie Brian Elliott with a lightning-quick shot.Hes deadly off the rush, Flames defenseman Mark Giordano said. Again tonight, he capitalizes on his chances. He got a few breakaways. Power play, he made some nice plays. Thats another big night for him.McDavid helped set up Eberles tying goal in the second period and Draisaitls go-ahead score early in the third.On Draisaitls tiebreaking power-play goal, McDavid patiently hung onto the puck in the high slot and started a tic-tac-toe sequence with a quick pass down low to Milan Lucic, who zipped the puck across the crease to Draisaitl for a tap-in.I dont really know what to say. Hes just phenomenal. Hes just that good, Draisaitl said. He just makes something happen every single shift out of nothing where you think theres nothing going on and he just creates absolute top, Grade-A chances. Hes very special.Sean Monahan and Michael Frolik scored for the Flames, who fell to 0-5-1 in their last six home openers. Elliott stopped 24 shots.Calgary coach Glen Gulutzan said his team needs to tighten up defensively.Were not giving up a ton of chances, were just giving up real high quality chances and theres a big difference, said the first-year coach, who took over in the offseason after Bob Hartley was fired.About five minutes later, Dennis Widemans turnover led to a short-handed breakaway for Letestu, who beat Elliott to make it 4-2.Jokipakka scored into top corner off a feed from Kris Versteeg to get Calgary back within one with 7:44 to go. However, the Flames couldnt complete the comeback as Draisaitl added an empty-netter with 1:20 left.Elliott, who has given up 10 goals on 55 shots through two games, said he wasnt sure how many odd-man rushes he faced throughout the game.There were a lot, he said. I dont know if there was a count going, but we cant give those up. We have to keep the play in front of us a little bit, especially against a team where we know theyre jumping at any opportunity.Trailing 2-1 after a first period where they were outshot 24-12, Edmonton tied it 5:25 on the man advantage when Eberle knocked in a loose puck.Calgary got on the scoreboard 1:22 in with Monahan putting in a second rebound after Deryk Engelland hit a goal post and Johnny Gaudreau was stopped.McDavid tied it on his second breakaway of the period when he tore away from Mark Giordano and zipped a shot over Elliotts shoulder at 7:45.Frolik restored the lead with about 8 1/2 minutes left in the first when his shot from the sideboards slipped past Talbot, who didnt appear to see it.Game notes Calgarys 24 shots in the first period were one off the franchise record for shots in a period, done twice before (1988, 2005). ... Calgarys only lineup change came on defense, inserting Jokipakka for Nicklas Grossmann. ... 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The South Africans are cheats, they say, led by a convicted cheat, and now we know why their bowlers can swing the ball so well.Lost is the fact the Australian camp didnt make a complaint and at least one senior figure in Australian cricket supports everything Amla said at Saturdays extraordinary press conference.South Africa must contest the charge after such a strong display but clearly feel so aggrieved that such a stance is warranted. The last time Melbourne saw anything like this, it was a rugby league team - the Melbourne Storm - walking shoulder to shoulder across a field in a show of solidarity amidst a salary cap scandal. 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Players jump up to claim everyone does it and only the unlucky are spotted; that will be a difficult defence to mount if the ICC determines South Africas captain used saliva - only in cricket could spittle be so highly scrutinised - mixed with an artificial substance to shine the ball. Perhaps its the laws that deserve the scrutiny.Meanwhile, the Sheffield Shield is suddenly the most keenly followed domestic competition since the Big Bash rolled into town. The contenders and the condemned are graded day by day, session by session. Rod Marsh may have absconded but the entire nation has replaced him. Armchair, laptop and Twitter selectors name their XI and conduct heated selection meetings in the comments section.Blood young players, some experts cry. Pick the best players, regardless of age, insist others. Remember Mike Hussey? Yeah, well, what about the mid-80s? That turned out okay.Officials point to the recent success of Australia A and maintain the future is bright while past players claim the present was ruined by altering the Futures League. The man who introduced those changes, since abandoned, is now an Australian interim selector. Budding Mike Husseys abandon hope.A red ball is being used to audition for a pink-ball Test. A few weeks ago, a pink ball was used to prepare for a red-ball Test. The irony? That Australia were confident enough that the series would still be alive in Adelaide to think pink-ball practice was relevant before the opening match in Perth. They also assumed their Test batsmen would have earned a rest this week, so wouldnt be playing in the Shield anyway.****Amid the cacophony, two captains must prepare their sides for a Test that has no bearing on the series and, yet, suddenly has so much meaning. On one side, an unknown squad, pulled together by an embarrassed leader needs somehow to conjure victory in a losing cause and restore some pride.On the other, a leader who may be under a cloud - who may not even play - but is secure in the knowledge all of his players will fight for him, both on and off the field.And for that, alone, Steven Smith must envy Faf du Plessis. ' ' '