Two of the hottest NHL teams met in Calgary Wednesday night and the Boston Bruins ended up extending their streak with a 5-2 win over the Flames.
Calgary had a 10-game streak snapped in the loss and slipped two points back of the
Brad Marchand scored his 36th in win over Calgary – file photo by Lewis Bleiman
Anaheim Ducks for second place in the Pacific Division.
The Ducks beat the St Louis Blues Wednesday night.
“It was in our heads, obviously, in the back of our minds,” Calgary’s Mark Giordano said. “But at this time of year, again, every win, every loss … they’re so important and you have to learn not to get too high and not to get too low.”
Anton Khudobin made 21 saves to get win for the Bruins who are 12-3-0 under Bruce Cassidy.
David Pastrnak had two strikes for the Bruins in the win and Brad Marchand scored his 36th of the year.
“We knew that they play great hockey,” Pastrnak said. “For us, honestly we try to stick with our plan and focus on us and do the job, what we talked about, and it worked today. Obviously, it feels really good.”
David Backes and Matt Beleskey also scored for Boston.
Backes scored in the middle frame after leaving the game in the first for an injury.
“It’s maybe scary at the time, but you get back with the training staff and rub it and kiss it and make it feel better, and you’re able to return to the game,” Backes said. “The way guys were battling and playing for each other, I wanted to make sure that if there was a chance that I’d get back out there and try to help our team win another game.”
Alex Chiasson and Dougie Hamilton were the Flames’ goal scorers.
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Chad Johnson made 27 stops in taking the loss for the Flames.
“I haven’t played a lot, and when you come in there, you don’t want to be the guy to be in the net when it ends, that’s for sure,” Johnson said. “I didn’t feel great about my game, so that part is disappointing.”
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