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It’s often been said that at crunch time, a team’s best players have to be their best players. Put more simply, it means that when the chips are down, a team’s stars need to shine brightly in order to decide key games.
For the second consecutive game, the Calgary Flames generally out-played a team below them in the standings. For the second consecutive game, the Flames entered the third period down on the scoreboard.
The Calgary Flames never had a lead during Friday night’s game against the Vancouver Canucks. They trailed 2-0, 3-2 and 4-3 at various points. But the Flames overcame some defensive leakiness, got a key late goal from their power play, and they found a way to win in overtime.
The Calgary Flames promptly handled their business Saturday afternoon beating up on a Sharks squad close to the bottom of the standings. For whatever reason the pattern of Calgary struggling against other non-playoff teams doesn’t apply to the Sharks – the Flames find regular success against them.
On Friday night at the Scotiabank Saddledome, the Calgary Wranglers handed the San Diego Gulls a 6-0 loss. On Saturday afternoon, a Wranglers product, rookie winger Walker Duehr, was the difference-maker in a 5-3 Calgary Flames victory over the San Jose Sharks.