Calgary Flames Top Ten Best Highlight Videos of All Time

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22 December 2014: Calgary Flames Left Wing Johnny Gaudreau (13) [9261] tries to break away from Los Angeles Kings Right Wing Justin Williams (14) [2150] during an NHL game between the Calgary Flames and the Los Angeles Kings at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by Chris Williams/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Number 7 – Johnny Gaudreau Hat Trick, 2014

In Johnny Gaudreau’s rookie season, he made heads turn. First, he wasn’t even drafted until the fourth round in 2011. And he played his first season in 2014-15 where he had 64 points in 80 games. He was also third in voting for the Calder Trophy.

Like I mentioned earlier, the Calgary Flames surprised everyone this season. They started off the season decently and they went into December in a playoff spot. However, something happened, and they were now on an eight-game losing streak.

They fell out of a playoff spot for the first time all season.

Then a game against the LA Kings came and this game was starting out poorly for the Flames. The Kings were up 3-0 and it looked like the Flames were going to have a nine-game losing streak. But something I haven’t mentioned yet is what the Flames were known as during this season.

Known for their ability to comeback in games, people called them “the comeback kids.” An ideal situation for them was to be down two goals heading into the third period. They always found ways to come back.

In this specific game on Dec. 22nd, 2014, the Flames were down 3-0. With about two minutes left in the second period, the Flames had a powerplay and Mr. Johnny Hockey cuts the lead to two.

Cue the comeback.

Unfortunately for the Flames, they couldn’t get another goal for most of the third period. Then with a little over two minutes left in the game and they’re down two goals, they took out the goalie for an extra skater. Gaudreau was behind the Kings net, he wraps around, goes quite far out, and scores!

All five Kings skaters are surrounding the net basically all looking at each other like, “I thought you had him?”

The Flames now have two minutes to tie up the game. Plenty of time for the comeback kids.

With about a minute left of the game, Jiri Hudler slides the puck down the ice to Gaudreau who’s all by himself with two Kings defencemen on him. Gaudreau goes past the net, shoots it back hoping a Flames skater is there ready for the puck, but in a lucky break, it bounced off of Drew Doughty‘s skate and into the net. Johnny Hockey gets his first NHL hat trick! And a natural hat trick too!

It doesn’t show in this video, but then in OT, Flames captain Mark Giordano gets the game-winner and Jonathan Quick smashes his stick in frustration. But I like that video because hearing the Flames commentators get excited always gets me excited too. But fine, if you want to see Quick get angry, here you go.

Am I a bad person for enjoying that?

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