CALGARY, Alberta -- The Detroit Red Wings pulled off some last-minute magic to at least earn a point.
Tomas Tatar scored with 2 seconds to go in the third period tonight at Scotiabank Saddledome, banking a puck short-side off Brian Elliott off a setup from Henrik Zetterberg.
Petr Mrazek denied Johnny Gaudreau on a breakaway in overtime. Elliott stopped Ryan Sproul’s slap shot attempt, after which Mikael Backlund scored to hand Detroit a 3-2 loss. The Wings are 1-0-1 on this trip as they head into Edmonton Saturday.
Darren Helm scored the first goal but a penalty and a horrible turnover left the Wings trailing, 2-1, after two periods, even as they outshot the Flames, 23-19, and were getting a good performance out of Mrazek.