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Originally Posted by Macman
It was a good game but it could have gone either way and the Flames were a bit lucky to win and get the 2 points.
Good game by Tristan Jarry as the Flames outshot the Pens 32-22.
I would have liked to maybe see a different player selection in overtime, no Lindholm, Tkachuk or Monahan tonight.
As pointed out already, the game was a 7 round shoot out and not OT as the title suggests. Again, lucky win for the Flames especially against a good goalie like Jarry.
Sweet snipe by Milan Lucic for the Flames only regulation goal.
I also think it was a bit of a fluke goal on the Penguins only goal as that pass by Crosby was meant for the guy down low but was deflected by Jake Guentzel.
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I don't quite get the narrative that the Flames were a bit lucky to get the two points.
The Flames completely dominated this game, ending up somewhere in the 75% xGF stat. If not for Jarry standing on his head and three posts, this is a 5-1 or 5-0 blowout. It could easily have been 3 or 4 zip at the end of the first. If the Flames DID NOT get two points out of this it would have been a complete fluke because honestly, no matter how good the goalie is at the other end, if you are 75% xGF and you have a moderately competent goalie (and the Flames have something far more than "moderately competent goalie" in both their goalies) you will win the vast majority of your games.
The Pens were exceedingly lucky to get one point out of this, and should pack it up and run like the Ikea commercial.