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It was a battle for top spot in the Northwest division as the Flames had been on a hot streak as of late tallying eleven of a possible twelve points and came into the game trailing the upstart Avalanche but just a single point. For their part the Avs were fresh off an 8-2 drubbing and have cooled off a little since their lightning-quick start to the season only posting a modest 5-4-1 record in their last 10 games after starting the first 10 at a 7-1-2 clip.
The game definitely had great pace to it as both teams pressured hard and did their best to create chances but the Avs put their bodies on the line when it counted and as a team blocked a staggering 24 shots from getting through to their netminder Craig Anderson who regained his form after getting the hook last game by stopping 34 of 36 shots.
The game was tight through the first thirty minutes with the Avs scoring a lone goal in the first to stake them to a 1-0 lead until the scoring broke out in the last half of the second period. Jarome Iginla got the Flames on the board at 11:39 by cashing in a one-timer pass from newly returned Curtis Glencross who was playing his first game since he was handed a three game suspension. The Flames seemed to really hit their stride and were playing their system well as Rene Bourque converted a feed from Dustin Boyd on a shot-handed chance that was a result of an all too often issue of a stick blowing up on a player as the unfortunate victim on the Avs point was Kyle Quincy who helplessly watched Boyd take off with a puck that should have been going the other way if not for the spontaneous combustion of his stick.
It was a short-lived lead, however, as the Avs retaliated just 42 seconds later to even the teams out again and then a mere 1:06 after that tallied again to lift themselves to a 3-2 lead on a powerplay goal. The Flames pressured the Avs for the tying goal in the third out-shooting the visitors 11-4 in the final frame but Anderson and his team-mates stood tall in not letting any of the Flames attempts hit the twine.
The win gives the Avs a tiny bit of breathing room as they now stand three points ahead of the Flames for the division, but the more important result for them might be that they played a lot more like they did in October last night as opposed to how they'd been struggling in November.
Have a great day!
shaune.vetter@hockeybuzz.com
The game definitely had great pace to it as both teams pressured hard and did their best to create chances but the Avs put their bodies on the line when it counted and as a team blocked a staggering 24 shots from getting through to their netminder Craig Anderson who regained his form after getting the hook last game by stopping 34 of 36 shots.
The game was tight through the first thirty minutes with the Avs scoring a lone goal in the first to stake them to a 1-0 lead until the scoring broke out in the last half of the second period. Jarome Iginla got the Flames on the board at 11:39 by cashing in a one-timer pass from newly returned Curtis Glencross who was playing his first game since he was handed a three game suspension. The Flames seemed to really hit their stride and were playing their system well as Rene Bourque converted a feed from Dustin Boyd on a shot-handed chance that was a result of an all too often issue of a stick blowing up on a player as the unfortunate victim on the Avs point was Kyle Quincy who helplessly watched Boyd take off with a puck that should have been going the other way if not for the spontaneous combustion of his stick.
It was a short-lived lead, however, as the Avs retaliated just 42 seconds later to even the teams out again and then a mere 1:06 after that tallied again to lift themselves to a 3-2 lead on a powerplay goal. The Flames pressured the Avs for the tying goal in the third out-shooting the visitors 11-4 in the final frame but Anderson and his team-mates stood tall in not letting any of the Flames attempts hit the twine.
The win gives the Avs a tiny bit of breathing room as they now stand three points ahead of the Flames for the division, but the more important result for them might be that they played a lot more like they did in October last night as opposed to how they'd been struggling in November.
Have a great day!
shaune.vetter@hockeybuzz.com
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