Calgary Puck

They’re alive!

For now anyway.

The Calgary Flames can’t win four in a row or force the Wild to lose three in a row in one hockey game. All they can handle is the game in front of them, and handle it they did defeating the Minnesota Wild 4-2 on Friday night.

The Flames got goals from Mikael Backlund, Yegor Sharangovich, Nazem Kadri and Adam Lomberg in building a 4-0 lead early in the third period and then held off a late surge by the Wild.

The win moves the Flames to within 3 points of both the Wild and the Blues with three games to play.

The season is over on Thursday. Have to hand it to them that’s it’s still interesting heading into Sunday.

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Now that’s a tough loss.

The Flames looked to be on their way to a nail biter, then overtime, then a safe victory with a two goal lead, then overtime, and with that a devastating 4-3 overtime loss to the Ducks.

And a huge crimp in what was already a pretty slight opportunity at the playoffs.

Out of town the Wild fought off the Sharks and won a crazy 8-7 game in overtime.

The Flames got a great game from the Backlund line as they dominated, and started on time, which was refreshing to see. But a third period collapse did them in.

They put their tiny playoff hopes completely on the line on Friday night when the Wild come to the Saddledome.

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This team …

You’re pissed at them after 20. You’re annoyed with them after 40. You are high fiving after 60, not because they dominated the Sharks but because they found a way to come from behind yet again; this time in a 3-2 victory in San Jose.

Walk out that effort in the first 30 minutes again and the season is toast. Dustin Wolf was brilliant in the first half of the game to give his team a chance.

They took it.

Adam Klapka, Morgan Frost and Matt Coronato with the goals as the Flames keep their season ticking along.

Nothing easy with this group.

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I’ll take the point.

Down two goals to a desperate Vegas team, Flames come back to tie it and then have to kill off 90 seconds of powerplay to secure overtime. I’ll take the point.

In overtime the Flames had the first half of the four on four period, the Knights the second half, with Vegas winning on a flukey own goal off of Mackenzie Weegar’s skate.

The overtime loss moves the Flames to within four points of the Wild with a game in hand and a huge match up in six days.

Huge point. Keeps the season interesting for a few more days.

Gravy!

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In the end the Flames played a solid game and were well deserved in a 4-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks.

But not without a great opening 20 from Dustin Wolf as the Flames gave up way too much and could have found themselves in trouble without their goaltender.

Blake Coleman scores twice for the Flames, giving him 15 on the season in the win.

The St. Louis Blues win again, of course, but the Wild lost in overtime last night so the Flames move a point closer in the last 24 hours.

Live another day.

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