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Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
The difference in the team from before Mangiapane's goal to after was very noticeable. First half of the game guys were squeezing their sticks way too hard, trying to force passes and shots through defenders, and didn't have any rhythm. But after Bread scored and Smith started looking unbeatable, you could see their collective confidence soar and they just took it to the Avs. I really hope they got the jitters out of their system and come out with that same confidence for game 2, it'll be really hard for Colorado to push back if the Flames play that game the same way they did the third period last night
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Agreed. But I just re-watched the game, and the shift take place decidedly before then. From around the 7:00 mark of the second period—a good seven minutes before Mangiapane's goal—the ice started to tilt dramatically in the Flames's favour.