Flames Battle, Fall in OT vs Stars

0:00On April 8th, the Calgary Flames kept battling on their road trip Tuesday night against the powerhouse Dallas Stars, but fell 4-3 in overtime. After blowing a 3-1 lead, sitting third from the bottom in the standings, they made the Stars work hard for three full periods before Wyatt Johnston sealed it with a backhander, shortside, early on, things stayed low-key with the Flames edging shots, 4-2 in the first. Kevin Ball went down with a knee injury just over three minutes in, forcing them to play short on defense the whole game. Still, they tied it up through two periods at two-one Flames, thanks to goals from Joel Faribi and Yegor Sharon-Govic. In the third, Zayn Perrek ripped one on the power play to make it 3-1, but Dallas fired right back with quick strikes from Johnston and Jason. Robertson to knotted at three. Both sides pushed hard, shots even at seven apiece, but nothing stuck till extra time. Give the Flames props though, they hung tough without Ball, with defenders like Zach Wyclow, Ali Mahata, and Jan Kuznetsov logging over 20 minutes each, and Devon Cooley standing tall in net.

1:09That overtime double-minor on Ryan Stromehurt, but this point shows grit against a deeper squad. Now they head to Denver Thursday for round two with the avalanche, looking to build on this fight back energy. That's your Calvary Flames news today update, AI powered and always on.