December 2nd – CGY vs MIN
The Calgary Flames got revenge on the Minnesota Wild on December 2nd for hurting the team’s child (Johnny Gaudreau). Alright, that sounds a little intense. But the Flames managed to win 3-2 in a shootout and won their two games against the Wild so far this season. Clearly, because it was a shootout, this was barely even a one-goal game.
There were three goals in the first period and one in the third. After the first twenty, the Flames ended up being up 2-1 and would be that way until third period when the Wild tied it up.
How did special teams affect this game?
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Well, the Flames second goal was a PPG. If they didn’t get that goal and the Wild still got that goal in the third, they may have not gone to extra time and the Flames may have not even gotten a single point in this game. The Flames did only go 1/5 on the PP, however that still is 20%. Way better than what their record was before that, that’s for sure.
They also killed off all three PP opportunities for the Wild. The Wild’s special team stats aren’t too bad either, they range sort of in the middle for both. On the PP, they’re 17.1% and on the PK, they’re 83.3%. So good on the Flames for beating them in both areas. If the Flames PP and PK was just a little bit worse, this game could have even finished 3-1 for the Wild.