It certainly hasnt been a December to remember for the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames. These provincial rivals have been the Western Conferences worst teams this month heading into Saturday nights matchup in Calgary in this seasons second Battle of Alberta. Edmonton (7-21-7) has produced a league-worst five points this month, with Calgary totaling two more to match Carolinas 3-7-1 record in December as second-worst. The Oilers are enduring an 0-6-2 slide that isnt even as bad as their 0-7-4 winless run Nov. 11-Dec. 3. They have one victory in their last 20 games, and the leagues worst team was eager for a three-day break between games over the holidays. This season, I couldnt imagine a worse start to a year than we have, winger Taylor Hall said. But it will be a new year and I think this break will do nothing but good for our team. Calgary (18-15-3) would be mired with the same number of December points as its rivals to the north if not for Mondays 4-3 overtime win at Los Angeles that ended a 0-7-1 slide. The Flames seemed headed for another listless defeat as they trailed by three goals before rallying as rookie Johnny Gaudreau scored twice in the final 2:12 of regulation before Mark Giordanos winning goal. Giordano increased his team-high point total to 34 to lead all NHL defensemen. Nothing impresses me anymore about Mark Giordano, coach Bob Hartley said. Its consistency, all the time, (he) always shows up. The coach said that the Flames are using Mondays effort as the start of a new season, with this contest beginning a six-game homestand. Were back in front of our fans against the Oilers, game two of our seven-game segment and thats how we prepare, Hartley said. Theres no sense dwelling on the losses. The Flames seek to avoid extending their home slide to four - their longest since losing seven in a row Dec. 27, 2013-Jan. 16, 2014. Being at home may not be good since the visiting team has taken the last eight meetings in this series. The Flames won 5-2 at Edmonton on Oct. 9 behind a hat trick from Mason Raymond, who has two goals in 16 games since. The Oilers visit Calgary twice in the next five days after another dismal performance in Tuesdays 5-1 defeat to similarly lowly Arizona. Ben Scrivens allowed two goals on three shots in the first 5 minutes before he was pulled for Viktor Fasth. We obviously took a step back tonight, interim coach Todd Nelson said. It wasnt the game that we wanted. I thought that our execution was pretty poor. Nelson is 0-2-2 since replacing the fired Dallas Eakins on Dec. 15. Edmonton owns the NHLs fifth-worst attack with 2.14 goals per game and the leagues worst defense, yielding an average of 3.40 goals. The Oilers are last in the league on the power play on the road at 5.3 percent, coming up empty in 21 straight chances. Edmonton enters on a 0-5-4 road slide - its worst since going 0-8-2 from March 2-April 3, 2010. Flames Projected Lines: Forwards Glencross-Monahan-Jones Gaudreau-Granlund-Hudler Raymond-Colborne-Byron Bollig-Stajan-Bouma Defence Giordano-Brodie Russell-Wideman Diaz-Engelland Goalies Hiller - starting Ramo Oilers Projected Lines: Forwards Hall-Nugent Hopkins-Eberle Perron-Gordon-Putcell Pitlick-Draisailte-Yakupov Hendricks-Arcobello-Pinizzotto Defence Ference-Petry Hunt-Schultz Klefbom-Fayne Goalies Fasth - likely starter Scrivens Air Max 270 Mens Discount . The Tournament of Champions, which starts Friday, is his first event since a freak accident in Shanghai two months ago. Snedeker was on a Segway scooter during a corporate outing at Sheshan International when he took a tumble and injured his left knee. Nike Air Max 270 React Bauhaus For Sale . Locke overcame a shaky start to pitch seven innings and Josh Harrison had three hits to extend his hot streak as the Pirates beat the Miami Marlins 7-3 on Wednesday night. http://www.max270cheap.com/.J. -- Tom Coughlin doesnt have many options at halfback for the winless New York Giants. Nike Air Max 270 React Electro Green .J. -- Patrick Sharp is on one of those streaks. Air Max 270 Just Do It Black . The star receiver certainly isnt celebrating it with the Texans mired in a franchise-record 13-game skid.Then Manny Malhotra sticked Crosby in his "Tanner Glasses" right off a face-offSidney did get some payback, and perhaps earned himself the nickname of "Sid Vicious" by giving Jay Harrison what can only be described as a "Rock Bottom"So, overall a good, bad and ugly night for Sid.dddddddddddd We are impressed with his wrestling moves though. We can only hope for a "people elbow" next. ' ' '