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Post-Sim Wrap-Up: Flames beat Lightning 5-4
Photo credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
The virtual Calgary Flames returned home from a disappointing three game road trip that saw them one of three outings. They faced the Tampa Bay Lightning on March 21 in their first game back from their trip.
They battled to a hard-fought 5-4 victory over Tampa Bay.
Lineups
Flames:
- Forwards: Gaudreau-Monahan-Lindholm, Mangiapane-Backlund-Tkachuk, Lucic-Ryan-Dube, Bennett-Jankowski-Rieder
- Defense: Giordano-Brodie, Hanifin-Hamonic, Gustafsson-Andersson
- Goalies: Talbot starting, Rittich as backup
Talbot was good against New Jersey, so he gets another chance.
Lightning:
- Forwards: Killorn-Cirelli-Kucherov, Palat-Point-Coleman, Stephens-Johnson-Gourde, Maroon-Paquette-Goodrow
- Defense: Hedman-Cernak, Sergachev-Shattenkirk, McDonagh-Bogosian
- Goalies: Vasilevskiy starting, with McElhinney as backup
Results
The game was tight for two periods. The Flames broke it open with three goals to open the third period, then withstood Tampa Bay’s late push to capture two big points.
Score | Scoring Line | Details |
1-0 Lightning | Cirelli (unassisted) 2:40 first | Puck dribbled across line. |
1-1 tie | Tkachuk 27 (Backlund 34) 6:06 first | Wrist shot off turnover. |
2-1 Lightning | Kucherov (Cernak, Killorn) 2:54 second | One-timer off face-off win. |
2-2 tie | Rieder 7 (Bennett 6) 14:20 second | Wrist shot off the rush. |
3-2 Flames | Lindholm 33 (Brodie 20, Giordano 30) 0:44 third | Backhander off the rush. |
4-2 Flames | Monahan 25 (Lindholm 27, Gaudreau 45) 3:52 third | Rebound off initial blocked shot. |
5-2 Flames | Gustafsson 9 (Monahan 29, Gaudreau 46) PP 7:49 third | Point shot through traffic. |
5-3 Flames | Coleman (Sergachev, Point) 8:40 third | One-timer off the rush. |
5-4 Flames | Coleman (Bogosian, Point) 10:11 third | Got own rebound off initial chance. |
Three Stars
- Sean Monahan (Flames)
- Elias Lindholm (Flames)
- Blake Coleman (Lightning)
Updated Standings
With the win, the Flames improve to 40-29-7 and have 87 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 21.
Pacific Division
- Vegas – 90 points
- Vancouver – 99 points
- Edmonton – 88 points
- Calgary – 87 points
- Arizona – 79 points
- Anaheim – 71 points
- Los Angeles – 65 points
- San Jose – 63 points
Wild Cards
- Calgary – 87 points
- Minnesota – 87 points
- Winnipeg – 82 points
- Nashville – 81 points
Breaking News
- What’s Going On In the Pacific Division: The three Canadian teams sit at the bottom of the division
- Throwback Thursday: Looking at the Flames’ three trades with the Wild
- Flames Game Day 29: Back at home to face the Wild (7pm MT, SN1)
- The Wranglers are nearly done their mammoth road trip
- Recap: Justin Kirkland gave the Wranglers a chance to win on Wednesday but they fall in a shootout