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EDMONTON — Connor McDavid wanted to start things right at Rogers Place, the new home of the Edmonton Oilers.

McDavid scored two goals and added an assist as Edmonton defeated the rival Calgary Flames 7-4 on Wednesday night after a pre-game ceremony where former Oilers greats Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier figuratively passed the torch to the 19-year-old phenom.

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“The anticipation for this game was huge and the fans were excited and all the greats were in the building,” said McDavid. “It was an exciting night for our whole organization and it was a good way to start it.

“I’m kind of happy it’s over. I’ll definitely take a lot of good memories from tonight and move on with those.”

Patrick Maroon, Tyler Pitlick, Zack Kassian, Jordan Eberle and Jesse Puljujarvi also scored for the Oilers (1-0-0), who officially opened their lavish new Rogers Place building in front of 18,550 fans.

Edmonton head coach Todd McLellan said that McDavid definitely grabbed a hold of the game in the second period.