Flames almost pulled off 3rd upset against Leafs

 

After two shocking wins against the Maple Leafs, the 2 teams were facing each other again with high stakes involved.  Toronto was trying to avoid embarrassment while Calgary was looking to complete the unlikely sweep.

 

We'll give away the punchline right away. Neither team came back fully satisfied. With a 4-4 tie, the Flames were disappointed to finish the series with only one goal away from a full sweep. The Leafs were disappointed for obvious reasons.

 

Not unlike the other games, Toronto completely outshot the Flames 43-32. Roloson was once more the rock Calgary needed with 39 saves.  

 

As usual, Calgary's opponent would open the scoring first with Evans 24th of the season.  While on the power play, Derek Plante would add his 8th of the year on passes from Niedermayer and Corson. Toronto would make it 2-1 a few minutes later but rookie defenseman Paul Holden scored his first goal of the season and second career goal to tie it up before the end of the first.  

 

The 2nd period would see both teams score power play goals, Ciccarelli's 29th and Murray's 10th for Calgary. Both teams would stay in a deadlock until half way through the 3rd where both teams would again trade goals, this time from Ewen and Kastelic. 

 

Overtime wouldn't settle anything despite the fact Toronto outshot the Flames 7-4 in that frame. Shayne Corson would end up with 3 assists yet somehow outside of the 3 stars of the night. Roloson would end up with the 3rd star of the night.

 

In the 3 game series, Roloson played stellar hockey, saving 96 shots on a possible 104 for a save percentage of .923.   

 

Next up, the Flames visit the Blues for their third  encounter.

 

-The Calgary Herald