Alberta's CALGARY — The Boston Bruins, who are currently in first place in the NHL, defeated the Calgary Flames 4-3 on Tuesday night thanks to a goal from Charlie McAvoy at 4:55 of overtime.
54 saves were made by Linus Ullmark, a career best.
"Such a game by him," McAvoy added. The shots were clearly too many to too few there, but he kept us in the game the entire night.
In terms of victories, goals against average, and save percentage, Ullmark leads the league. His record this year is 31-4-1.
In the last seconds of extra, McAvoy tipped in Patrice Bergeron's pass just when it seemed the contest would end in a shootout.
The way the puck was passed to me was such a wise move, according to McAvoy. He was able to make the additional pass there. "In a circumstance like that, sometimes you're worrying about the clock."
Both Dmitry Orlov and Pavel Zacha scored goals, while Orlov added an assist. In the rankings as a whole, Boston (47-8-5) is ahead of Carolina (47-8-5) by 13 points.
For Calgary, goals were scored by Blake Coleman, Dillon Dube, and Jonathan Huberdeau. Before the beginning of the second period, Dan Vladar was replaced by Jacob Markstrom after allowing two goals on five shots in the first period. 13 saves were made by Markstrom.
Edmonton and Winnipeg, who are tied for the two Western Conference wild-card berths, are five points ahead of the Flames.
"We're fighting for our life at this time of year. We're still at war. Flames defenseman Nikita Zadorov declared, "We're going to fight until the last finish. You shouldn't feel sorry for yourself because this is a league for adult guys. You only need to show up, compete, and give it your all when playing hockey.

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