From a mental perspective this was an elimination game. Going into the third period I was nervously counting the minutes, especially after the disallowed goal. It was a huge bullet dodged with 19 seconds to go!
The Flames really needed to reignite their 3rd period mojo that helped them all year, and they finally did it. After getting outscored 9-1 in Anaheim they needed to believe, and their fans needed to believe. Once they equalized it felt like they will be pushing the play from that point on. However, Anaheim surprised me by how tough and resilient team it is. Which is why I was really surprised to see Anaheim pushing the play to start OT.
As for how games go, it was a storybook ending. This ending should give the Flames a huge energy boost going into game 4. They overcame the adversity, and the push back to start to OT. On the other side Anaheim reacted just right to the tied game yet still lost. Let the psychological game continue.
Finally, those were huge 2 points tonight. Keep it up boys!
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