FlamesNation · Oct 7, 2018
Flames 7, Canucks 4 post-game embers: Third period heroics
The same problems that plagued the Flames through the 2017-18 season – and the 2018-19 season opener – appeared to be hurting them again in their home opener. Bad special teams, an inability to score despite a ton of shots; the usual. But come the third period, the switch completely flipped, and once the Flames had tied the game, there was no looking back.
One hallmark of 2017-18 that didn’t show up: falling into despair whenever a goal against was scored. Instead, it was a hallmark of 2014-15 that came into focus: just keep trying to score and eventually, you will. The Flames, now with a much more talented forward group, did exactly that.
Feel of the game