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Originally Posted by UKflames
Without Crawford the flames would have been up 3-4 goals after the first. So wanted Neal to score when he drove the net through the hawks D. These are the games we used to lose, so pleased to see the win.
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With the way the 3rd period went, a lot of people are forgetting that. Crawford was in God-mode in the first period, and the Flames could easily have blown them out before they ever got going.
It was a very entertaining game, and the Flames were sloppy defensively. But for the most part, they played well, and were dominant.
It was also great that, when needed, Smith was HUGE.
A good team can't become a great team without solid goaltending - every team will have stretches where they the other team is in control and getting chances.