For the seventh time this season, Markstrom failed to stop the first puck fired his direction. He wasn’t able to snag the second, either.
That’s been a troubling trend for Calgary Flames netminder Jacob Markstrom, one that continued in Saturday’s 4-1 road loss to the defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter.
The Flames’ starting goaltender didn’t see the next shot for five-plus minutes — and, truth is, he didn’t see this one until it was too late. Alex Newhook fired a slapper from the top of the circle, a one-timer off the boards that soared over Markstrom’s left shoulder. He was screened by a hat-trick of teammates on that sequence.Article content
Indeed, it wasn’t going to be an easy task to cool off the Avalanche, still missing a couple of key pieces due to injury but now looking more and more like a squad that could roll to a repeat.Calgary Flames goaltender Jacob Markstrom makes a save on Colorado Avalanche defenceman Josh Manson at Ball Arena in Denver on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023.Markstrom, to his credit, made several key stops through the rest of the evening.
“I think they scored on the opportunities that were probably classed as Grade-As,” Sutter said when asked about Markstrom’s 18-save showing.
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