The Flames were on the verge of a regulation defeat. Then came the big blast from Big Z, taking his turn playing hero – even if it meant, ultimately, stealing only a single point for the host club. (EricFrancis)
Not only did the Flames lose in overtime for the third time at home Thursday, they did so courtesy of Jamie Benn’s fourth game-winner against a Calgary club the Stars captain has dominated for years.
The Flames had just squandered a pair of late power-play opportunities, and a Jacob Markstrom delay-of-game penalty threatened to end the team’s early-season points binge.It was symbolic of the fact everybody on the Flames roster seems to be taking turns playing the hero early on – in this case stealing a point for a host club that had the type of slow start it was accustomed to last year.
“It wasn’t our A Game, and I didn’t think we were very sharp, but what’s nice to see is we’re competing until the end of the game,” said Lucic, whose club spent last season panicking when down late in games. “You look at last year – we didn’t get these points at all,” added Lucic. “Maybe we didn’t deserve tonight. We probably deserved it Tuesday. We’re a group that has a lot of pride and a group that likes each other – that helps as well. We have to keep that going.”
“He played a strong game and tried to be a physical player, which is what we need from him,” said Sutter of Zadorov, who has rotated in and out of the lineup as a third pairing defender.
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