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Mike F · 03-08-2015, 11:21 PM

Flames are down 4-0 with just over 7 minutes left in the second when Colborne goes off for tripping. They kill that off, keeping them "within 4", allowing for the 3rd period dramatics.

I bring that up as a segway to highlighting an underappreciated aspect of the Flames recent play: In the last 21 games, they have given up just 3 powerplay goals, killing 41 of 44 penalties, for a .933 PK%. I count 8 1 goal games in that stretch (I included the NJ game with the last second empty netter) where the Flames got a point that they might not have had their PK not come through.

Guys like Bouma, Backlund, Stajan, and Jooris (their top 4 penalty killing forwards) deserve huge credit for that, let alone the offense they chip in.

03-08-2015, 11:21 PM	#4
Mike F Franchise Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Djibouti Exp:	Flames are down 4-0 with just over 7 minutes left in the second when Colborne goes off for tripping. They kill that off, keeping them "within 4", allowing for the 3rd period dramatics. I bring that up as a segway to highlighting an underappreciated aspect of the Flames recent play: In the last 21 games, they have given up just 3 powerplay goals, killing 41 of 44 penalties, for a .933 PK%. I count 8 1 goal games in that stretch (I included the NJ game with the last second empty netter) where the Flames got a point that they might not have had their PK not come through. Guys like Bouma, Backlund, Stajan, and Jooris (their top 4 penalty killing forwards) deserve huge credit for that, let alone the offense they chip in. Last edited by Mike F; 03-08-2015 at 11:24 PM.