Red Wings-Flames quick take: A special teams kind of win

The Detroit Red Wings faced a stiff task in facing the 12-7-and-3 Calgary Flames on Wednesday night at Little Caesars Arena.

Detroit hoped to build upon Monday’s 4-2 victory over the New York Islanders, while the Flames, who hadn’t won a road game since November 5th, planned on rebounding from a Monday loss to the Ottawa Senators.

On Wednesday night, the Red Wings truly won a strange game. The Flames are full of pop-gun offense, but instead, Alex DeBrincat scored a regulation power play goal at 6:33 of the 1st, Connor Zary tied it up at 17:12 of the 3rd on a power play, and Lucas Raymond scored the OT winner at 3:35 of OT on the power play.

In between, Cam Talbot was sterling in stopping 24 of 25 shots, the Red Wings played well against the Flames’ puck possession machine, and the game seemed endlessly boring at times, but exciting at others, and it was most exciting at the right moment.

Detroit has now won 2 games and hopes to win another when the Devils come to town on Friday.

In pregame warmups, Cam Talbot led the Red Wings out to the ice at Little Caesars Arena…

While Dan Vladar took the Flames out to the ice for Calgary…

The Flames post their starters quite late…

And the Red Wings post their lineup just before game time:

The starters and scratches were as follows:

In the 1st period, Andrew Copp dialed in for the opening faceoff opposite Mikael Backlund, Copp tied up the draw and the Flames chipped and chased.

Detroit turned over the puck, but Copp blocked off a pass and Petry skated out to center, the Flames recoiled and entered the zone but Chiarot defended, and when Calgary got a chance vs. Talbot, Talbot stopped Pospisil…

Detroit backed in and Kuzmenko was stopped by Talbot, Calgary cycled and Bahl pinched from the point, Kadri reversed from the blueline and Pachal was blocked, Calgary cycled and Detroit blocked a shot into the crowd.

The Huberdeau line came out for a right defensive faceoff circle draw, and Compher lost the draw so the Flames blasted a shot wide, Chiarot could not clear, but Petry did clear to center where Calgary’s Zary pushed the puck to center, lateralled and it was dumped deep, Petry battled, DeBrincat backchecked with Compher and Motte, Weeger pressured the Wings but Detroit chipped up for Motte, who avoided a check as the Flames regrouped to center ice and skated in.

Weegar, Kirkland and Pospisil cycled but Johansson broke that up and dumped the puck down for icing at 2:29 of the 1st.

Kasper drew in vs. Kadri and tied up the draw, which Kasper could not quite clear, but Johansson cleared the zone again, and the Flames regrouped, Talbot stopped a shot from Kadri, another shot attempt was blocked off, Kuzmenko cycled and was blocked by Chiarot, Anderson sent a puck to Kadri who tipped a shot wide, and Detroit really needed to regroup.

The Flames chipped and chased, Petry set up and gave up the puck at the left wing half boards, and Backlund sent a shot wide;

Copp tried to feed Rasmussen, but Sharangovich blocked the outlet, and Detroit changed at 3:55.

Seider grabbed a dump-in and played it to Edvinsson, but the Wings iced the puck with 4:08 gone in the 1st.

Larkin dialed in for the d-zone faceoff, Seider blocked a pass and skated up with Tarasenko, who battled deep, but the Flames cleared to the blueline, Larkin held the line and Seider flicked a puck just wide of Vladar, the Flames cleared their zone and Simon Edvinsson was called offside.

As play continued, Holl and Johansson cycled but the Flames pushed the puck deep into Detroit’s zone, Andersson fed Lomberg, he was stood up by Motte and Compher raced up for DeBrincat, but Lomberg blocked DeBrincat off.

Calgary struggled to clear its zone as Berggren took over, he fed the lien for Edvinsson, and Veleno couldn’t tuck the puck home;

Seider and Edvinsson played catch, Veleno cycled back to the blueline, Edvinsson sent a shot off a leg wide, Veleno held the line and fired a shot in on Vladar that was held at 5:50.

Copp drew in for the offensive zone draw but lost it to the Flames’ center, but Rasmussen was tripped by Coronato, and Coronato sat at 6:01 for a trip on Rasmussen.

On the power play, Larkin drew in for the offensive zone draw, tied it up, and the Flames flicked the puck down the ice…

So Seider set up and skated up the gut, dropped to Raymond, he lateralled to Larkin and then Rasmussen, Seider fed DeBrincat, across to Raymond it went, and DEBRINCAT SCORED ON A ONE-TIMER TO MAKE IT 1-0 DETROIT at 6:33.

Rasmussen and Raymond got assists on DeBrincat’s power play goal at 6:33, making it 1-0 Detroit.

As play continued the Flames’ Coleman was stopped by Talbot, Kasper and company pushed the puck deep into Calgary territory and Veleno tried to battle away for possession, and away from play, Berggren and Huberdeau got tied up on accident, and Huberdeau was penalized at 7:08.

On the power play, Larkin won the draw down low to Rasmussen, Raymond fed Larkin to DeBrincat, Seider fired a shot tipped by Rasmussen, but the Flames cleared the puck down ice.

Seider dropped for Raymond and Larkin, the Wings’ DeBrincat held the line and then the Flames cleared the zone.

Seider set up again and Larkin fed Raymond, he fed DeBrincat, to Raymond it went wide, Rasmussen cycled to Raymond and Weegar backhanded the puck to center.

Larkin took over as Detroit began to change, DeBrincat held the offensive zone, Berggren cycled with Petry, he fed Berggren, Petry fired a shot wide and Kasper and Tarasenko battled, but the Flames cleared the zone all the way down the ice.

With 15 left in the PP Compher raced in, but the Flames cleared the puck to end the power play.

Detroit regrouped and Petry and Chiarot played catch, centered a puck that Motte tipped into the Flames’ zone, Copp and Fischer cycled, Fischer was stopped by Vladar, Chiarot and Fischer cycled, Motte helped, Holl and Motte worked it wide of the goal, Bahl cleared it away, and a great block-down by Motte yielded another Calgary penalty as the stick was slashed out of Motte’s hands by Rasmus Andersson at 9:59 of the 1st.

Huberdeau sat for Andersson, and on the power play, Detroit cycled after winning the offensive zone draw, Raymond was stopped, Rasmussen and DeBrincat helped Larkin, and the refs called a make-up penalty as Larkin got tied up with a Flame at 10:26.

On the 1:33 of 4 on 4 time, Compher, Tarasenko and Chiarot and Petry worked together, and Kadri tried to sneak in a goal on a wraparound as the Flames won their offensive zone draw;

Copp took the left wing faceoff draw, and Detroit bumbled their exit, so Copp and Petry fed Tarasenko, he dropped to Copp, Tarasenko chipped a shot off Vladar and Vladar held on with 8:52 left in the 1st.

Veleno drew in in the offensive zone and lost the draw, Kasper and Veleno chased the Flames into Detroit’s zone where Seider and Edvinsson battled for the puck, Veleno cleared the zone past Weegar, Calgary set up as Weegar walked to center and regrouped, Backlund and Coleman chipped and changed at 11:50, Edvinsson flicked the puck down ice and the PP started for Calgary.

On the PK, Motte intercepted a pass, Compher got a shot off on Vladar, the Flames broke out as Huberdeau and Coronato battled, Petry cleared the zone and the puck went off a linesman and into the bench.

Detroit lost the defensive blueline draw, but Raymond flicked the puck deep, Larkin and DeBrincat chased, the Flames regrouped but went offside at 12:51.

Larkin drew in for an offensive zone faceoff vs. Kadri and tied it up via DeBrincat, Detroit cycled and Raymond helped the Wings hack the puck free, but DeBrincat put the puck off a Flame and Detroit had to regroup at center ice and dump and chase.

Edvinsson chipped deep for Fischer, he and Larkin battled, Seider fired a shot just off Vladar, and Calgary cleared down the ice.

Edvinsson skated up and fired the puck up ice but the Flames repelled Detroit’s attack, Rooney and Lomberg battled at center, Bahl fed Kirkland and Rooney cycled vs. Edvinsson, Seider got help from Copp and regrouped with 5:44 left in the 1st.

Seider walked up and chipped it off Kasper to push the puck deep, Berggren stole the puck and Kasper cycled, was stopped, and Andersson and Huberdeau broke out for Zary who split the D but Berggren helped negate the rush.

With 5:00 left, Detroit battled the puck out of the left wing half boards and Kasper fired a hard shot off a Flame defenseman, Coleman cycled back with 4:40 left and the Flames regrouped and pushed the puck deep into Detroit’s territory.

Talbot moved the puck to Holl, he cleared the zone, Compher broke in with Veleno and the Wings JUST missed the exchange;

So Weegar cleared to center, Motte chipped and chased, Motte battled away and the Flames cleared the zone as Coronato cleared, but Backlund was backed in by Seider, Coronato got the puck to Pospisil, he fed Bahl pinching, Calgary cycled, and Kuzmenko sent a shot deflected wide.

At 16:35 of the 1st period, a TV timeout hit, and when play resumed, Detroit lost a d-zone draw and Calgary went D to D, fired a shot wide of Talbot, and DeBrincat helped Seider get the puck to the point, Bahl blocked the puck to DeBrincat to Raymond, he cycled for Larkin, Raymond backhanded a pass to DeBrincat that was blocked by Anderson…

Calgary could not penetrate the Wings’ zone and Larkin skated deep but Vladar held on for a faceoff with 2:44 left in the 1st.

Kasper drew in for an offensive zone draw vs. Kadri, who was tossed, and Huberdeau came in but lost it to the Wings’ line, Detroit disrupted the Flames’ D somewhat, then backed off as the Flames broke out.

Calgary pushed the puck deep into Detroit’s zone and cycled, Chiarot battled hard and cleared the zone, Talbot played a dump-in to Petry, Chiarot chipped and Detroit went offside with 1:57 left.

Detroit took a faceoff at the offensive blueline, Motte, Veleno and Holl pinched to push the Flames back, and when Calgary broke out Weegar got a great chance off, but TALBOT MADE A PERFECT GLOVE SAVE as he caught Johansson flat-footed.

Detroit lost the defensive zone draw and the Flames chipped shots wide, and then Copp cycled deep, fed Seider and Edvinssosn, he lateraled to Copp, Edvinsson wrapped deep and cycled himself, reversed and Weegar stole the puck so the Flames were able to clear for a moment, but Fischer got the puck, Rasmussen worked hard, and the Flames reluctantly cleared and changed.

Detroit broke in with Larkin who chipped and chased, Calgary broke out and Raymond blocked Kadri, Kuzmenko and Andersson pushed the puck toward Talbot, and he made a good stop with 18.4 left in the 1st.

Detroit’s Larkin won the d-zone draw, Detroit chipped a puck in on Vladar to negate any icing problems, and the puck came out to center, ending the first period of play.

In the 2nd period, Copp’s line started opposite Backlund’s and the Flames won the center ice draw, but could not chip and chase as Copp pressed, Chiarot and Copp pushed the puck deep to Fischer, but the Flames sent the puck out of trouble to Weegar, Miromanov sent it deeper into Detroit’s zone and the Red Wings regrouped at center.

Petry fed Rasmussen for a barely-not-an-icing pass, Larkin took over and skated through center and raced dropped for Tarasenko and he hit the GOALPOST…

Raymond cycled back to Edvinsson who missed the puck and Talbot helped the Wings clear to center, Larkin lost control of the puck, so Kadri and the Flames skate the other way, Kuzmenko was stood up and Raymond chipped a puck down the ice but up and off the netting at 1:37.

Detroit lost the offensive blueline draw and the Flames regrouped at center once, Weegar walked through center to Huberdeau, and Calgary went offside on a 3-on-2.

Compher won the right side blueline draw and the Wings’ D pushed the puck to center, Detroit poked and prodded and Calgary broke into the Wings’ zone offside at 2:14.

Detroit won the next blueline draw and Berggren, Veleno and Kasper found Kasper tripped into Vladar, who got up and made a stop, Coleman broke out the other way and Calgary cycled hard, pushed the puck into Talbot as Zary spun and shot, and Detroit’s Chiarot grabbed Lomberg to say, “Hello!” to Petry at 2:55.

Lomberg got a talking-to by the linesman, and Tarasenko drew in for the faceoff, he won it to Seider, Raymond fed Larkin, Tarasenko raced in himself and jabbed it to Raymond he walked to the line and Johansson was stopped from the blueline…

And Lomberg tried to crash Talbot going the other way, which was not welcomed by Holl.

Larkin lost the dfensive zone draw and Weegar fed Pospisil, but he was blocked off, Raymond, Larkin and Tarasenko charged up, they were blocked off, Calgary went up 4-on-1, and Kadri hit the CROSSBAR.

Calgary cycled, Kuzmenko was stopped by Talbot, and Tarasenko got boarded a bit as Detroit tried to change lines.

Seider pushed the puck away from Detroit’s end so that the Wings could change, Fischer helped Rasmussen reverse flow for Seider, at center, Copp battled, Sharangovich took and chipped in via Bahl…

Detroit regrouped but Bahl held the line and Calgary battled the puck deep into Detroit’s end, Hanley cycled for Bahl, Hanley battled again from the point and Rasmussen and Fischer could not clear the first time the second time either, and Edvinsson backhanded a puck wide for an icing that was pretty silly.

5:31 into the 2nd, Seider had played nearly 2:00, and Copp drew in for a defensive zone draw which he tied up, Seider skated it out of trouble and got off the ice.

Calgary broke back in quickly, Huberdeau cycled, Edvinsson had not changed, the Flames cycled well, and Edvinsson broke that up, got to center, stopped, regrouped and chipped deep.

Calgary broke out as Zary skated in and was blocked wide, as was Coleman;

DeBrincat, Petry, Motte and Compher battled to push the puck into Vladar, and the first TV timeout hit 6:30 into the 2nd.

When play resumed, Kasper lost the draw in the offensive zone, but the Wings regrouped, chipped and chased, Kasper fed Veleno, Holl fed Johansson and back it went to Holl who was blocked off, Veleno and Berggren battled, Johansson pinched, Veleno battled as well, Kasper helped, Holl held the line, Johansson got a shot off wide and the Wings settled in at center.

Holl set up with 12:23 left in the 2nd and fed Petry, Detroit’s Larkin skated in and was stopped once, twice, Larkin cycled for Raymond, he fed Tarasenko, to the point it went and Petry blasted one wide, Chiarot was tipped by Raymond wide, and Larkin held the line, gave the puck to Chiarot and he should have shot, did not, and Larkin could not get a shot off either, but Chiarot held the line…

Calgary then skated up 3 on 3, Kuzmenko battled hard, Calgary held the line and Kadri and Kuzmenko cycled, Detroit cleared the puck out and changed with 11:05 left in the 2nd.

Calgary chipped and chased, Chiarot and Petry could not clear, but Copp helped and up came Fischer in for Rasmussen who was STIFLED BY VLADAR.

Calgary broke in as Sharangovich regrouped, but Copp helped, Backlund was stopped by Talbot, Detroit set up and Edvinsson and Seider sent the puck deep and on Vladar.

Calgary chipped and chased again, Zary was hit hard by Edvinsson, Seider and Compher cleared the zone, Motte and Seider and Edvinsson cycled, Seider carried through center and DeBrincat chipped.

Motte chased, DeBrincat helped, the Flames took over for a moment, DeBrincat and Motte pushed the puck deep and Coleman cleared the Flames zone with 10:47 gone.

Detroit battled deep on the forecheck, Berggren had to defend with Johansson vs. Rooney, Berggren and Veleno skated up and Berggren peeled off, fed Veleno, the puck went over his blade, Kasper battled for Berggren, and Rooney skated out to center.

Veleno stopped the Flames, but Detroit went offside at 11:34.

When play resumed, Larkin battled a draw into Calgary’s zone from the blueline, but the Flames dumped, went offside, and Detroit earned a draw at their own blueline.

Detroit won the blueline draw and Chiarot fed the puck to center, regained control when the Flames chipped, Petry chipped the puck to center, Fischer dumped for Rasmussen battling Andersson, Copp came in to help, Rasmussen centered and Fischer backhanded into Vladar.

Calgary was complaining to the referees pretty regularly, and their captain, Mikael Backlund, was pissed off as the Wings drew in for an offensive zone draw that Larkin tied up, Johansson, Holl and Raymond fed a long shot that was tipped down into Vladar from about 60 feet out…

Larkin tied up the next draw, Johansson flicked the puck deep, Raymond and Larkin battled but the Flames walked to center and in deep, dumping and chasing.

Tarasenko cleared the zone, Calgary regrouped, Detroit did, too, and Larkin chipped the puck in deep, but Calgary regained it and cleared immediately.

Detroit then battled hard as Weegar DUMPED RAYMOND SANS CALL, Edvinsson cleared Detroit’s zone…

Edvinsson then faced pressure, but Motte helped along the right wing side, Edvinsson skated out to center and into the Flames end just short of Edvinsson, Calgary regrouped as Detroit changed 14:00 in, Kasper took over with Berggren and Veleno, Veleno cycled, Kasper was overpowered, and Pospisil was stood up.

Zary cycled, Huberdeau cycled, Bahl fired a shot wide and Seider iced it with 5:14 left in the 2nd.

Detroit won the faceoff in their zone, but Calgary took over, Detroit blocked a couple of shots, Veleno cycled vs. Bahl, Berggren took over backchecking and broke out himself, chipped and changed with 4:43 left in the 2nd.

Detroit battled Zary, and Detroit was called for a silly penalty as Chiarot took a tripping call at 15:30 of the 2nd.

On the penalty-kill, Detroit lost the initial draw, Calgary cycled to the point, and Talbot made a stop, Motte cleared the puck down the ice, and Calgary regrouped.

Calgary pushed to center, Kadri walked in, Detroit battled away along the boards, Calgary went D to F to F to D, Andersson missed one and Edvinsson cleared the zone…

Detroit then dumped deep with 1:08 left in the PK, Andersson skated up the gut and dropped to Posipisil, Calgary gave themselves a 1-on-0 and the Flame sent the puck wide…

Petry cleared the zone after Larkin backchecked, at center, Rasmussen and Larkin stood up, Holl and Petry helped, Rasmussen could not clear, however, and Weegar walked deep, Huberdeau fed Coronato, Detroit cleared on Vladar and killed the penalty.

Calgary walked up and Edvinsson stood up, Hanley fed Rooney and Lomberg, and Edvinsson and Seider battled, the Flames point-shotted it deep, Tarasenko and Kasper battled with Edvinsson and Seider, Talbot stopped a shot going wide, and Calgary got another shot close to the net, Lomberg cycled, Tarasenko bumped him, and Seider flicked a puck down ice for Tarasenko who was stopped and then BERGGREN got a BOUNCER that Vladar held.

With 1:23 left in the 2nd, Detroit lost the offensive zone draw, Calgary battled through center, and Detroit regrouped, was forechecked heavily, Raymond, Larkin, Petry, DeBrincat and Chiarot held the Flames to the perimeter and blocked a shot, Petry fed Larkin and then Raymond, who was held up, and Vladar made another good stop.

With 39.5 left, Copp drew in for a draw vs. Backlund, Copp and Rasmussen cycled behind the net, Calgary pushed to center and Seider and Edvinsson flipped it deep, Copp and Rasmussen chased with Fischer, Miromanov battled, Fischer could not get a shot on goal, and Detroit battled away as the period ended.

In the 3rd period, Detroit looked to sew up the win, but Calgary was going to have something to say about that.

Copp drew in for the opening faceoff vs. Backlund, and Rasmussen pushed it back to Chiarot who dumped as Detroit chased.

Calgary was able to get it to the line but Copp lateralled for Petry, he was stopped by VLADAR and Detroit continued to battle, but Vladar splayed out to make a stop on Copp at the side of the net.

25 seconds into the 3rd, Larkin’s line came out and tied up the draw, Raymond wrapped, Larkin fired, Tarasenko helped for Holl, to Tarasenko and back, down to Raymond, he was tripped and there was no call, the Flames chipped and Detroit chased.

The Wings cleared the puck out of trouble and changed lines.

Calgary blazed back in as Zary deked and dangled, Edvinsson and Seider battled, DeBrincat feathered a puck to center ice, Edvinsson helped but the Flames regrouped, Edvinsson helped gain the blueline again, and Calgary dumped down for an icing with 1:47 gone.

Kasper drew in and won the offensive zone draw, Chiarot blasted a shot on Vladar that was stopped, Detroit regrouped, Kasper, Veleno and Berggren fed Chiarot at the blueline and his shot was blocked into the netting.

Kasper took the next draw and tied it up, Seider fed Edvinsson, Vladar fell over, Seider fanned, Edvinsson fired a shot and Kasper centered but to Vladar, Kasdri fired in on Talbot and he held the puck as the Flames tried to run Talbot in the slot.

Copp took the next faceoff at the right dot, Calgary won the draw and flipped the puck deep, and Calgary battled around the back boards, Detroit battled away as Chiarot and Petry tangled, Talbot stopped a Sharangovich shot and Rasmussen cleared the zone.

The Flames fired a shot wide of Talbot and their rebound went all the way back down to Vladar…

So Calgary’s Lomberg chipped, Detroit skated out and Larkin and Raymond dumped, Raymond was hit hard, he battled hard vs. a Flame, Holl pinched to help Tarasenko, back to Holl to Larkin it went, off his stick it was slashed, Holl and Raymond fed Tarasenko off Vladar, and Calgary chipped it offside trying to spring Kirkland.

The Wings took an offensive zone draw, won it and DeBrincat fed Edvinsson, but the puck went off the glass and out.

As the period drew on, some 4:14 into the 3rd, Compher drew in and lost a draw, Calgary broke in 3 on 3, Motte stole the puck but was hit hard, Calgary recoiled and skated deep, Edvinsson regrouped vs. Coleman, Miromanov fired a shot that was blocked, and DeBrincat iced it with 15:12 left in regulation time.

Detroit drew in the d-zone draw and lost it, but Calgary could not penetrate the zone, and Kasper and Berggren pushed it deep into Calgary territory instead, with Veleno helping the cycle.

Calgary did break out with Rooney hit by Petry, Kasper helped and so did Chiarot, Veleno could not clear, Chiarot and Kadri battled, Calgary cycled, and Petry flicked the puck out to center ice.

Calgary regrouped again, slid the puck up to Backlund who fired a shot blocked by Johansson, up came Fischer, then Rasmussen fed Johansson and Copp fired a shot wide.

Detroit continued to push the puck deep and then change, but Sharangovich and Coronato responded with a foray of their own, Holl battled the puck out to center, Raymond cleared the zone, and Andersson set up.

Andersson gave the puck to Zary, he was blocked off, Andersson fed Lomberg, Bahl was stopped, and Detroit was called for a silly penalty as Seider had to seal off a Flame who fell over on his own. With 12:57 left in the 3rd, Detroit headed to the PK.

On the penalty-kill, Larkin, Petry, Chiarot and Compher drew in for the defensive zone draw, and Larkin tied it up, but Calgary worked it to Weegar, to the other D Zary it went, he walked back to Weegar, and Talbot stopped Coronato from distance.

Zary and Compher drew in and the Flames fired a shot high and wide off a block, Huberdeau battled, Compher battled Zary, and Compher cleared it down the ice via help from Petry.

With 1:22 left in the PK, the Flames’ Weegar walked to Coronato, Chiarot bumped a Flame and Edvinsson bounced it down on Vladar.

Andersson dropped for Backlund, he charged up with Kadri, he sent it to the line, Kuzmenko fired and blockered away it was by Talbot…

Andersson and Kadri went lateral and Backlund was stopped by Talbot, Andersson held for Kadri to Kuzmenko and Backlund wide, Copp cleared it down and with 15 left the Flames set up one more time.

Kadri flipped a shot that was blocked by Petry, Seider came out of the box and Kuzmenko cycled but to Rasmussen for Seider but wide of him, so he could not break away.

Vladar just held onto the flip-in instead with 10:43 left in the 3rd.

The Copp line came out and lost the offensive zone draw, but Holl regrouped at center, Copp fed Rasmussen for a tip-in, Calgary took over…

Up they came as Rooney took a shot and Talbot tipped it into the crowd.

With 10:22 left in the 3rd, Compher drew in vs. Huberdeau, Seider helped the Wings clear and ice it with 10:15 left.

Compher was out to help Larkin and Raymond, and he battled Zary for the d-zone draw, which Calgary conttroled.

Larkin swept but was bumped by Andersson, and Bahl was stifled by Talbot who held on to a puck through traffic.

With 9:59 left in the 3rd, a TV timeout hit.

When play resumed, Detroit won a defensive zone draw, and Seider battled the puck out of trouble and chipped deep for DeBrincat, who battled Andersson.

Compher could not hold the line, so Calgary’s Pospisil battled, Edvinsson cleared the puck down ice for icing, and with 9:27 left in the 3rd, the Wings settled in for yet another faceoff.

Compher drew in and lost the daw, so the Flames set up, shot a puck off a Wing, battled down low, and Seider helped Edvinsson and DeBrincat clear the zone…

Motte came off with a skate blade off, Coronato fed Miromanov and Edvinsson’s stick broke blocking the shot, but Detroit cleared the zone…

Miromanov went to Zary, Huberdeau fed the line, Holl blocked the shot, Fischer and Rasmussen broke out, but Huberdeau and the Flames broke in, Talbot made a big stop and another rolled over the net and wide, Detroit really struggled and Petry cleared his zone as the Wings regrouped with 8:00 left.

Raymond was tripped, no call…

Kadri and the Flames broke in, Coleman centered and jammed on Talbot, Johansson could not clear, but Tarasenko fed Larkin and he was blocked off, Larkin circled wide, backhanded one that was blocked by Bahl, Tarasenko took and fed Edvinsson who found Raymond, Edvinsson helped, Bahl took over…

The Wings’ Raymond broke in but fired wide, Seider held center ice, Edvinsson fired a high shot and Vladar gave it to Backlund.

With 6:35 left, Miromanov blocked it, the Flames cleared the zone, Calgary deked and dangled as Coronato and Miromanov exchanged pucks, Petry and Chiarot battled away, cleared the zone and did not ice it…

Weegar took the puck with 6:00 left, and Motte battled at center, but Calgary broke in and fired a shot wide.

Motte battled away, held by Huberdeau, and Detroit didn’t quite ice the puck…

With 5:30 left, Calgary chipped, Lomberg chased, Detroit and Copp chipped, Rasmussen reversed, but the Flames’ Pospisil took over, chipped in, reversed, and Copp cleared with Fischer’s help.

At center ice, the Flames chipped and changed, Fischer helped clear the zone to Larkin, he gave it up to Sharangovich, and Talbot made a good stop with 4:40 left in the 3rd.

The Wings had to win a defensive zone draw after the final TV timeout of regulation, and Larkin tied it up and won it to Seider, but there was a whistle and Detroit was penalized because Calgary claimed that Larkin played the puck with his hand.

Calgary went to the PP with 4:36 left in the 3rd.

On the PK, Detroit lost the draw, but Compher flicked the puck out of trouble, Compher battled back and the Flames had a hard time getting through center…

Calgary blazed up the ice 4 on 3, Chiarot and Seider battled, Pospisil wrapped wide, Kadri battled Motte, Compher battled, Talbot made a great stop on a tip, Chiarot battled for Compher who was held up but cleared it down the ice with 3:45 left…

Weegar and Sharangovich got a shot off that Talbot stopped, Coronato fed the line, Sharngovich was stopped, Detroit battled, a tip was blocked by Talbot’s toe, and when Rasmussen was tripped sans call, the Wings were pissed.

Detroit continued to battle with 18 left in the PK, Weegar and Sharangovich cycled, and Connor Zary tied the game with 2:48 left in the 3rd to make it 1-1.

Connor Zary scored to make it 1-1 from Weegar and Sharangovich at 17:12. PPG.

Detroit’s Larkin won the bump-up shit draw, Detroit battled but the Flames pushed the puck back in offside…

Detroit won the blueline draw, Raymond, Seider, Larkin and Tarasenko battled, Calgary iced the puck with 2:16 left, and Detroit got ready to take an offensive zone draw.

Copp’s line came out and battled Kadri, winning the draw, Chiarot fired a shot in on Vladar but he held on.

Copp drew in again, tied up the draw, but Calgary chipped to the line, Chiarot grabbed the puck out of the air and blasted a shot in on Vladar, who stopped it.

Backlund drew in vs. Copp, Copp won to Rasmussen and Chiarot, he fed Seider, he was stopped, Sharangovich iced it, and with 1:53 left, Detroit needed to keep pressing.

Copp drew in one more time and won it to Ras to Chiarot, Seider blasted a shot into Flames bodies, and they broke out.

Chariot said no and chipped deep, Calgary battled Motte and Rasmussen, Coronato and Sharangovich fired a shot into Talbot, he played it away to Raymond, Detroit dumped, chased, Motte, Raymond and Compher battled, Edvinsson fed Holl, DeBrincat came out and helped Larkin skate up to center and in, he battled but lost the puck, Coleman battled deep but Holl fed Larkin who chipped, battled vs. Kadri, Weegar cleared but Tarasenko fed Larkin, he shot a puck off Vladar, and Calgary battled the puck deep, Seider cycled and the Wings got the point.

In overtime…Detroit was 1-and-2 in overtime, and they wanted to change that equation.

Larkin drew in for the opening faceoff with Seider and Raymond, the Wings won the draw and Seider set up.

Seider fed Raymond who walked up and walked in peeled back gave it up to 3 Flames, Kadri battled Seider and worked it back to Weegar…

Calgary walked up ice with Kadri leading the spear, Kadri backhanded and Talbot stopped it.

With 4:22 left, Compher drew in and lost the draw, but Calgary’s Andersson set up at center, Sharangovich fired the puck high and wide, and Huberdeau gae it to Andersson, through DeBrincat it went, Huberdeau cycled deep for Sharangovich, he set up, Sharangovich cycled, Andersson cycled, Sharangovich walked to center and let the Flames change with 3:30 left…

Edvinsson took over and flipped it deep for DeBrincat and there was a TERRIBLE ICING CALL that was pushed back to center ice as Vladar came out to play the puck.

At center ice, Larkin drew in and tied it up to Rasmussen to Seider, Raymond came on and Larkin circled his goal, fed SEIDER AND HE FLIPPED THE PUCK OVER THE GOAL HIGH AND WIDE.

The Flames broke in and Larkin and Seider took over, Raymond walked deep was hooked and held by Weegar, Larkin blazed back to take the puck and skate up ice himself, Larkin skated in, looked for help…

Larkin dropped to Seider, Detroit changed, Raymond set up with 2:18 left, Kasper raced up and the left wing side became the right wing side, but he passed all the way back to Talbot.

Edvinsson fed Kasper, to Tarasenko it went, and the Flames were called for too many men with 1:54 left in OT.

On the power play, Seider, DeBrincat, Larkin and Raymond took to the ice…

Zary skated off VERY SLOWLY to the penalty bo…

Larkin tied up the draw, Seider helped and walked to Raymond rt point, Seider left point, Raymond to Larkin wrap blocked, DeBrincat to Seider for Raymond walking for Seider for DeBrincat looking for Larkin wide and RAYMOND WON THE GAME.

Lucas Raymond scored from DeBrincat and Seider on the power play, at 3:35 of OT.

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George Malik

My name is George Malik, and I'm the Malik Report's editor/blogger/poster. I have been blogging about the Red Wings since 2006, and have worked with MLive and Kukla's Korner. Thank you for reading!

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