Calgary 3, Boston 2
When: 9:00 PM ET, Thursday, February 22, 2024
Where: Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta
Referees:
Tom Chmielewski, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen:
Devin Berg, Bevan Mills
Attendance:
17750
By Field Level Media
Nazem Kadri scored the overtime winner to give the host Calgary Flames a thrilling 3-2 victory over the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Bruins on Thursday.
Oliver Kylington and Martin Pospisil also scored for the Flames, who won their second consecutive outing. Goaltender Jacob Markstrom made 31 saves, three in overtime - including a great stop on David Pastrnak seconds before the winner.
Sprung on a three-on-one rush, Kadri wisely elected to shoot, and hit the mark at 3:56 of the extra period for his sixth career overtime winner and 20th goal of the season.
Markstrom, who delivered a plethora of second-period saves to keep his team in the game, collected the 211th victory of his career, moving him ahead of Tommy Salo for second place among Swedish-born goalies. Henrik Lundqvist tops the list at 459.
The Flames won both meetings of the season against Boston.
Charlie Coyle scored both goals for the Bruins, who twice erased a deficit but could not gain a lead. Goalie Linus Ullmark delivered a strong 27-save performance of his own.
Kylington's second goal of the season, and second in as many games, opened the scoring at the 12:55 mark. The slick-skating defenseman joined a rush, was fed a cross-ice pass and snapped a shot from the top of the left circle.
Coyle evened the count with a fortunate goal. Markstrom attempted to clear the puck but did not get enough of it and Coyle was the beneficiary of a golden opportunity to bury with 1:19 remaining in the period.
However, Pospisil restored the Calgary lead when he tapped home a loose puck with 36.2 seconds remaining in the opening frame to net his fifth of the campaign.
Coyle tied the game a second time 2:33 into the third period by depositing a back-handed deke on a breakaway chance for his 20th of the season.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Boston |
|
Calgary |
|
Charlie Coyle 2 |
Points |
Nazem Kadri 2 |
|
Charlie Coyle 2 |
Goals |
Nazem Kadri 1 |
|
Anthony Richard 1 |
Assists |
Nazem Kadri 1 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Linus Ullmark .900 |
Save Percentage |
Jacob Markstrom .941 |
|
Linus Ullmark 27 |
Saves |
Jacob Markstrom 32 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Boston
|
34 |
2 |
0-3 |
1-1 |
2 |
29 |
| Calgary
|
30 |
3 |
0-1 |
3-3 |
6 |
26 |
Upcoming Games
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Calgary will play their next game on the road against Edmonton. The Flames have a W/L % of .538 after a win and .419 after a loss.
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Boston will play their next game on the road against Vancouver. The Bruins have a W/L % of .600 after a win and .565 after a loss.
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