Over the course of an extended season, the Calgary Flames know there shall be ups and downs. Nonetheless, it took just one recreation for the Flames to reveal the resiliency that they hope to hold with them all through the marketing campaign.
Contemporary off an thrilling win of their season opener, the Flames look to experience the momentum into their dwelling recreation Saturday towards the Philadelphia Flyers.
Calgary skilled a curler coaster in its first recreation, falling behind 3-0 after simply 13 minutes towards the Vancouver Canucks and trailing 4-1 after one interval. The Flames turned it on thereafter, although, as they surged forward 5-4 and in the end gained 6-5 in additional time.
“There isn’t any stop,” Calgary captain Mikael Backlund stated. “We consider in ourselves, and we’ll battle until the tip. So, regardless of who the opponent is, we’ll exit each night time and attempt to win video games.”
Connor Zary scored the game-winner for Calgary and was considered one of 5 Flames with a purpose and an help, becoming a member of Martin Pospisil, Anthony Mantha and Rasmus Andersson. Jonathan Huberdeau and MacKenzie Weegar additionally scored for Calgary, and Nazem Kadri had two assists.
“Clearly, when you do take a look at it within the massive image, it’s a comeback and that provides guys a whole lot of confidence realizing — early within the season — that we’re by no means out of a recreation,” Weegar stated.
The Flames missed the playoffs in every of the previous two seasons and seemed to be heading down the same path within the first interval Wednesday earlier than wanting far more like a postseason contender thereafter.
“We simply type of performed a little bit bit extra responsibly,” Calgary coach Ryan Huska stated of his workforce’s changes after the primary interval. “We had numbers above the puck, and I believe the composure began to creep again into our recreation as soon as we scored that second purpose, after which it was an entertaining recreation. It simply form of took off from there.”
The Flyers opened their season Friday with a 3-2 shootout win in Vancouver. Philadelphia’s Morgan Frost netted the decisive tally to make a winner of Samuel Ersson (24 saves).
Frost skated in methodically earlier than snapping a wrister inside the proper put up.
“If you are available in on that angle and that gradual, it might form of freeze the goalie,” he stated. “I am simply in search of my spot and attempting to get him to chew. … Blissful to contribute to the win.”
Tyson Foerster and Cam York tallied in regulation for Philadelphia, which is seeking to attain the postseason for the primary time since 2019-20.
“We discovered a approach (to win),” Flyers coach John Tortorella stated.
Maybe extra notable for the Flyers had been the NHL debuts of 2023 first-round choose Matvei Michkov and 2024 first-rounder Jett Luchanko. Neither registered some extent, however each appeared extra comfy as the sport progressed.
“I assumed they appeared as calm as ever for guys making their debuts,” Frost stated.
Philadelphia and Calgary cut up their two conferences final season, with every successful on its dwelling ice. The Flames took a 4-3 choice on New 12 months’s Eve earlier than the Flyers gained a measure of revenge with a 3-2 triumph on Jan. 6.
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