In Calgary Friday, the Flames’ Mark Giordano had two goals in a 4-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks.
“We had the streak and then we had a little bit of a lull here,” Giordano said. “I felt like we haven’t played our best the last few games. Tonight I thought we were solid throughout 60 minutes. You play like that and you’re going to come out on the right end
Mark Giordano scored twice in Flames win – file photo by Lewis Bleiman
a lot of nights.”
Mikael Backlund and Matthew Tkachuk also scored for the Flames.
Jacob Markstrom made 33 saves in the loss and had little support from the offense to take pressure off his end of the ice.
“It wasn’t a good game,” Markstrom said. “I didn’t think we played like we’re capable of. Obviously it was a back-to-back with travel yesterday, but it’s not our first time. Everybody that played here tonight has done it before. That was not how you want to end before you go on the Christmas break.”
Brian Elliott got the win on just 13 saves as the Canucks could not generate much offense throughout the match.
“We didn’t have much. We were fortunate to get the first one. [Markstrom] played good for us and that’s probably the only positive thing we had on the night,” Vancouver head coach Willie Desjardins said.
Calgary improved to 18-16-2 on the season.
“He was fantastic,” Calgary head coach Glen Gulutzan said of Giordano’s effort. “He was a dominant player tonight.”
Nikita Tryamkin was Vancouver’s lone goal scorer.
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“It makes life a little easier when you win your last game. Whether it’s when you get a day off or a nice Christmas break and you get three [points]. It’s always good to get those points and enjoy some time with your family with a little bit of pressure off,” Gulutzan commented as the NHL heads to the holiday break.
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