
Markstrom makes 30 saves as Flames win 4-1 against Lightning
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Turning in a terrific performance in net for the Flames was Jacob Markstrom, who made 30 saves to improve to 27-11-6.
Johnny Gaudreau extended his point streak to seven games with his sixth career hat trick on Thursday in leading the red-hot Calgary Flames to a 4-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Mikael Backlund also scored for Calgary (35-15-7), which improves to 15-2-1 in their last 18. The Flames are 13-1-1 in their last 15 games at the Scotiabank Saddledome.
Alex Killorn scored for Tampa Bay (37-14-6), which loses consecutive games in regulation for the first time this season. Halfway through their season-long six-game road trip, the Lightning will try to turn things around on Saturday when they take on the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place.
Turning in a terrific performance in net for the Flames was Jacob Markstrom, who made 30 saves to improve to 27-11-6.
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Andrei Vasilevskiy had 28 stops for Tampa Bay. He falls to 30-11-4.
With the goaltenders taking turns making great save after great save, the game was a 1-1 approaching the final minute of the second when the Flames erupted for two goals to open up a 3-1 lead.
At 19:00, and on a play reminiscent of his goal in the first period, Gaudreau corralled a loose puck to the side of the net and from below the goal line, banked a shot off the back of Vasilevskiy and in.