5-2 Flames. Lots of heavy hits for the Flames tonight and a good bounce back from Markstrom!
GFG!
This is my score prediction as well. I woke up feeling that way. I think it's 4-2 and we get an empty netter again. I also feel certain that Dillon Dube gets one tonight.
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That's pretty much the only reason I'm worried for this game. Flames are clearly the better team, can play run 'n' gun with the best the Oilers have, and can neutralize them in multiple ways.
But for whatever reason, like that damn Honda Centre curse, game 2's seem to be destined as a loss. Hopefully tonight changes that.
Flames win 4-1 I feel though last game was way out of sorts I think it maybe a huge confidence booster for the secondary scoring of Calgary who was snake bitten a bit against Dallas. I expect that Markstrom will be better, and Smith will be as well but Calgary will dominate the possession numbers as Edmonton can't handle the forecheck.
Playing run 'n gun vs the oilers is the only thing that scares me. All that does is keep them in the games. I know you're never going to shut mcavi completely down but somewhat containing him is a better recipe for success. They are a true one line team and it really looks like pissy is injured. He can barely skate. Play him physical and he'll be silent.
This is a bit weird. In the NHL app, on the scores page for today, before the game, you can click Gamecenter, scroll down and it shows Players to Watch. For the skaters, it compares key stats over the last 5 games.
For the goalies, obviously one only one goalie has stats - then it shows Adam Werner as the Flames’ second goalie
I know they called him up as the third goalie, and he’s seen the ice during the playoffs as much as Vladar, so no big deal. Just looked weird as he’s never dressed
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I'm a bit worried about Markstrom against Edmonton. Could be a confidence thing. He seems a bit rattled and goaltending is such a mental game.
If he lets in another bad one early you have to think about putting in Vladar.
No you don't, at this point you have to let him fight through it unless he looks really shaky bad in the first and allows multiple goals.
He came off of a tense series that was incredibly close and had a lot of pressure. Then he goes in against Edmonton and the Flames proceed to slap them around and he see's very few shots and good chances, and not the same pressures.
He has to transition from a close tense goaltenders duel, to him against a coupla bums.
I'm not worried at all, and Sutter isn't going to panic pull him unless its overwhelmingly bad.
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