The Calgary Flames beat the Edmonton Oilers by a 4-2 score on Saturday night. Here are selected reactions from players and coaches following the game.
“Big Save Dave” delivers again
Flames netminder David Rittich faced 21 shots through the first two periods, including a trio of dangerous breakaways when the game was 2-0 Oilers – two from Leon Draisaitl and one from Jujhar Khaira. He made three big saves to keep the game close.
The Flames netminder joked with the media regarding what was going through his head during the back-and-forth scoring chances during Calgary’s late second period power play:
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