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Calgary Flames 6 Arizon Coyotes 1
Calgary dismantled the Desert Puppies yesterday in an afternoon matinee that saw the Flames special teams come alive. Calgary scored on the PP and had 3 short handed goals en route to a 6-1 victory in Arizona. The victory puts the Flames in sole posession of first place in the Pacific. Here’s the rest of the best of what wasn’t covered in our recap or Rate The Flames.
Tidbits
-500: James Neal got in scorebook, but not on the scoreboard. The NHL vet has had trouble putting the puck in the net, but was able to reach a career milestone. His assist on Noah Hanifin’s second period goal was the 500th point of his career.
-Another First!: Speaking of Hanifin, he was finally able to score his first goal as a Calgary Flames at the 16:22 mark of the first period.
-Shut ‘Em Down: Mike Smith was denied a shutout against his former team, but the Flames keeper stopped 28 of the 29 shots that came his way to earn the victory. In his last 2 victories over his former team Smith has allowed 1 goal on 57 shots.
Highlights
Post Game Reaction
"I think it's going to hurt more tomorrow. It's one of those things - there's not a lot of room out there and you've got to be paying attention."
— Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) November 25, 2018
Despite taking a puck to face and getting stiched up mid-game, Bill Peters was all smiles in his post-game media address! pic.twitter.com/jvMAz1wfBE
"We knew we wanted to come out hard right from the start."
— Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) November 25, 2018
Mark Jankowski checks in with #Flames TV following the 6-1 win in Arizona! pic.twitter.com/LHmFxvZ6fG
"It was a good team effort ... I'm happy with the team's performance."
— Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) November 25, 2018
Noah Hanifin sounds off on the 6-1 win over the Coyotes! pic.twitter.com/xGdapwjXIW