Calgary 6, Florida 5
When: 9:00 PM ET, Thursday, October 24, 2019
Where: Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta
Referees:
Kevin Pollock, Francois St. Laurent
Linesmen:
Darren Gibbs, Brian Mach
Attendance:
18011
By Field Level Media
Sean Monahan and Matthew Tkachuk scored in their shootout attempts, while neither of the Florida Panthers skaters could convert as the host Calgary Flames won a wild and crazy 6-5 shootout clash on Thursday.
Calgary goalie David Rittich struggled through overtime with only 18 saves, but denied both Jonathan Huberdeau and Aleksander Barkov in the showdown to close out a game in which multiple leads were lost by both teams.
Calgary Austin Czarnik's lucky power-play goal that opened the scoring at 8:17 of the first period -- his shot was going wide but banked off the skate of Florida's Aaron Ekblad -- was the first clue it would be wild affair. But Huberdeau tied it at 4:28 of the second period when he stole the puck in the neutral zone and buried a shot from the wing on the ensuing rush.
The clubs traded goals again in the second period. Tkachuk put the Flames ahead a second time just before the 12-minute mark when he rifled a shot from the wing, but Florida's Mackenzie Weegar evened the count at 15:15 by wiring a wrist shot from the high slot.
Tkachuk's second goal of the game -- a redirect of Michael Frolik's pass during a two-on-one rush -- 32 seconds into the third period put the Flames ahead a third time. Mark Giordano made it a 4-2 game at 5:16 with another goal off the rush, giving the hosts belief they were en route to victory.
However, the Panthers not only tied it up but took a temporary lead. First, Josh Brown wired a point shot at the 6:20 mark, then Evgenii Dadonov converted during a two-on-one rush with Huberdeau a couple of minutes later and Mark Pysyk's first goal of the season with 5:01 left in regulation gave the Panthers a 5-4 lead.
But Sam Bennett pounced on a loose puck and chipped it home with 2:43 left to force extra time.
Goalie Sergei Bobrovsky made 19 saves, and Barkov collected four assists for Florida, which is on a 3-0-4 run.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Florida |
|
Calgary |
|
Aleksander Barkov 4 |
Points |
Matthew Tkachuk 2 |
|
Jonathan Huberdeau 1 |
Goals |
Matthew Tkachuk 2 |
|
Aleksander Barkov 4 |
Assists |
TJ Brodie 2 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Austin Czarnik 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Sergei Bobrovsky .792 |
Save Percentage |
David Rittich .783 |
|
Sergei Bobrovsky 19 |
Saves |
David Rittich 18 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Florida
|
23 |
5 |
0-2 |
2-3 |
11 |
20 |
| Calgary
|
24 |
6 |
1-3 |
2-2 |
9 |
38 |
Upcoming Games
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Calgary will play their next game on the road against Winnipeg. The Flames have a W/L % of .167 after a win and .833 after a loss.
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Florida will play their next game on the road against Edmonton. The Panthers have a W/L % of .200 after a win and .600 after a loss.
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