Friday, March 3, 2017

Backlund scores in OT, Flames salvage win over Red Wings (Yahoo Sports)

Detroit Red Wings' Justin Abdelkader, right, tries to get the puck past Calgary Flames goalie Brian Elliott during second-period NHL hockey gam action in Calgary, Alberta, Friday, March 3, 2017. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)

Mikael Backlund scored in overtime after Detroit's Tomas Tatar tied it with 1.8 seconds left in the third period, and the Calgary Flames beat the Red Wings 3-2 on Friday night for their sixth straight win. After Michael Frolik and Johnny Gaudreau nearly scored earlier in OT, Backlund blasted a shot past Petr Mrazek 3:56 into the extra session. Kris Versteeg and Matthew Tkachuk also scored for Calgary, and Brian Elliott made 35 saves.


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