On Saturday afternoon, the Calgary Flames did something they hadn’t done in 16 days: they won a hockey game. The Flames never held a lead, but rode a third period comeback to a shootout victory over the Philadelphia Flyers.
Speaking with the media following the game, Flames head coach Bill Peters had a pretty succinct summation of the win: “It feels good, obviously. We needed it.”
Flames goaltender David Rittich, the NHL’s busiest goaltender thus far this season in terms of workload, weighed in on the emotion of the victory and the team’s effort overall.
“I think it’s great for us,” said Rittich.