I will give the canucks one thing, the effort is there and they played like it was a must win game, they just couldn't handle what the Flames threw at them. I will say that their give a F meter is noticeably higher than what we see up north.
They very much play a bend don't break and try to capitalize on their chances, but the Flames really limited them. The key for the Flames is that second goal to make it a two goal lead, which has been challenge with Markstrom.
At the end of the day I am glad the season series is over. It is always a little more satisfying when your win over your rival is one of the last nails in that coffin in terms of their playoff aspirations.
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