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Post-Sim Wrap-Up: Flames beat Islanders 8-5
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Photo credit: Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports
Ryan Pike
Mar 28, 2020, 12:00 EDTUpdated: Mar 28, 2020, 01:06 EDT
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The National Hockey League season is suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic. But while we wait for the season to hopefully resume, we can’t help but wonder: what if the season was still going? So we’re using EA Sports’ NHL 20 to simulate games.
First up? The March 12 meeting between the Flames and the New York Islanders.

Lineups

Flames:
  • Forwards: Gaudreau-Monahan-Lindholm, Mangiapane-Backlund-Tkachuk, Lucic-Ryan-Dube, Bennett-Jankowski-Rieder
  • Defense: Giordano-Andersson, Brodie-Hamonic, Forbort-Gustafsson
  • Goalies: Talbot starting, with Rittich as backup
The Flames are missing Noah Hanifin due to injury, but Travis Hamonic returns.
Islanders:
  • Forwards: Lee-Barzal-Eberle, Ladd-Nelson-Bailey, Beauvillier-Pageau-Komarov, Martin-Brassard-Clutterbuck
  • Defense: Leddy-Pulock, Toews-Mayfield, Greene-Dobson
  • Goalies: Varlamov starting, with Greiss as backup

Results

Score
Scoring Line
Details
1-0 Islanders
Toews (Ladd, Mayfield) 4:25 first
Wrist shot off face-off win.
2-0 Islanders
Komarov (Nelson) 17:50 first
One-timer off defensive turnover.
2-1 Islanders
Tkachuk 24 (Gustafsson 24, Backlund 30) 19:22 first
One-timer off face-off win.
3-1 Islanders
Pageau (Beauvillier, Mayfield) 19:58 first
Rebound off a rush chance.
3-2 Islanders
Mangiapane 18 (Backlund 31, Brodie 16) 6:35 second
Wrist shot off the rush.
3-3 tie
Bennett 9 (unassisted) 13:41 second
Interception of an errant pass.
4-3 Islanders
Lee (Eberle, Mayfield) 15:29 second
Wrist shot off the rush.
4-4 tie
Lindholm 30 (Gaudreau 41, Tkachuk 39) PP 17:13 second
Wrist shot off face-off win.
5-4 Flames
Dube 7 (Ryan 20, Lucic 13) 4:10 third
Wrist shot off the rush.
6-4 Flames
Backlund 17 (Tkachuk 40, Forbort 2) 6:21 third
Wrist shot off the rush.
6-5 Flames
Ladd (Brassard, Bailey) 16:13 third
One-timer from slot.
7-5 Flames
Gaudreau 19 (Brodie 17, Monahan 27) 19:06 third
Wrist shot from slot.
8-5 Flames
Lucic 9 (Giordano 27, Ryan 21) EN 19:59 third
Empty netter off the rush.
Note: Elias Lindholm left the game after the second period with an injury.

Three Stars

  1. Mikael Backlund (Flames)
  2. Matthew Tkachuk (Flames)
  3. Milan Lucic (Flames)

Updated Standings

With the win, the Flames improve to 37-27-7 and have 81 points. Updating the remainder of the relevant Western Conference standings with the Athletic’s game-by-game projections, here’s how things look at the end of the night on March 12.
Pacific Division
  1. Vegas – 86 points
  2. Edmonton – 83 points
  3. Calgary – 81 points
  4. Vancouver – 80 points
  5. Arizona – 75 points
  6. Anaheim – 67 points
  7. Los Angeles – 64 points
  8. San Jose – 63 points
Wild Cards
  1. Winnipeg – 80 points
  2. Vancouver – 80 points
  3. Minnesota – 79 points
  4. Nashville – 78 points

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