Sometimes, a pair of traditional rivals will meet and have an epic clash, a knockdown, drag-out battle for the ages. And sometimes, it’ll be a defensive battle of wills with few scoring chances and even fewer sweet goals.
Saturday night’s game between the Calgary Flames and the Vancouver Canucks was the second type of game. The Flames held on and won 1-0 in overtime over the Canucks.
The rundown
The opening 20 minutes were punctuated by some rough hockey where neither team looked particularly potent offensively: the Flames had a five minute power play that generated two shots on goal and neither team registered a high-danger scoring chance.