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
