Over the course of a protracted season, the Calgary Flames know there shall be ups and downs. Nevertheless, it took just one sport 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 trip the momentum into their dwelling sport Saturday in opposition to the Philadelphia Flyers.
Calgary skilled a curler coaster in its first sport, falling behind 3-0 after simply 13 minutes in opposition to 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 extra time.
“There is no give up,” Calgary captain Mikael Backlund stated. “We consider in ourselves, and we will struggle until the tip. So, regardless of who the opponent is, we will 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 large image, it’s a comeback and that provides guys a variety of confidence understanding — early within the season — that we’re by no means out of a sport,” 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 trying 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 staff’s changes after the primary interval. “We had numbers above the puck, and I believe the composure began to creep again into our sport as soon as we scored that second purpose, after which it was an entertaining sport. 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 correct put up.
“If you are available in on that angle and that sluggish, it might form of freeze the goalie,” he stated. “I am simply searching for my spot and attempting to get him to chew. … Pleased 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 method (to win),” Flyers coach John Tortorella stated.
Maybe extra notable for the Flyers have been the NHL debuts of 2023 first-round decide Matvei Michkov and 2024 first-rounder Jett Luchanko. Neither registered some extent, however each appeared extra snug as the sport progressed.
“I assumed they regarded as calm as ever for guys making their debuts,” Frost stated.
Philadelphia and Calgary cut up their two conferences final season, with every profitable on its dwelling ice. The Flames took a 4-3 choice on New Yr’s Eve earlier than the Flyers gained a measure of revenge with a 3-2 triumph on Jan. 6.
–Subject Degree Media
