The Calgary Flames were really good in the first two periods of Sunday’s game in Vancouver against the Canucks. After spotting themselves a hefty 5-1 lead, they were in survival mode in the third period. They blew their lead, but won 6-5 in overtime.
The rundown
The Flames carried play for big chunks of the opening period. They opened the scoring off a nice shift from the fourth line. Dominik Simon and rookie Adam Ruzicka forechecked hard and crunched Vancouver’s defenders with hits. This led to some careless passing, allowing Josh Leivo to enter the zone, steal an errant pass, and beat Braden Holtby to make it 1-0 Flames.