nhl Game Recap
Calgary Flames vs New Jersey Devils Recap - Flames Win 5-3
Jacob Markstrom made 37 stops Thursday to lead the Flames over the Devils 5-3 at Prudential Center.
The Flames were a +109 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.5.
Calgary got goals from Andrew Mangiapane, Mikael Backlund, Kevin Rooney, Connor Zary, and Andrei Kuzmenko in the victory. Backlund opened the scoring at 18:10 of the first period.
Jacob Markstrom stopped 37 of 40 New Jersey shots in the victory.
New Jersey got goals from Ondrej Palat(2), and Nico Hischier in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Vitek Vanecek stopped 25 of 29 shots for the Devils, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Calgary scored 0 times on 3 chances on the power play, while New Jersey went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
New Jersey outshot Calgary 40-30 in the game.
Next game, Calgary takes its act on the road to face New York looking for another win. For New Jersey, they head on the road to face Carolina.