T.J. Brodie scores OT winner for Flames in 3-2 comeback win over Blue Jackets
Posted Mar 4, 2020 10:17 pm.
CALGARY – The Calgary Flames battled back from a two-goal deficit to beat the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 in overtime Wednesday, thanks to T.J. Brodie scoring the winner for with 11 seconds remaining.
Blue Jackets goaltender Joonas Korpisalo had lost his stick and was unable to get a glove on Brodie’s wrist shot from the high slot.
Elias Lindholm kicked off Calgary’s comeback at 11:14 of the third period, and with goaltender Cam Talbot pulled for an extra attacker, Matthew Tkachuk produced the equalizer at 18:17.
Talbot stopped 20 shots for the win and is 8-3-1 since Jan. 1.
Calgary (35-25-7) improves to 14-13-4 at home.
Gustav Nyquist and Devin Shore scored first-period goals for the Blue Jackets (32-21-15), with Korpisalo turning away 34 shots in the loss.
With Talbot pulled for an extra attacker, Flames captain Mark Giordano threaded a shot through traffic for Tkachuk to re-direct home.
Lindholm pulled the hosts within a goal midway through the third as his linemate Andrew Mangiapane harassed defenceman Zach Werenski behind the Columbus net and forced a turnover for Lindholm to exploit.
The Flames fanned on scoring opportunities in the second period, as Tobias Rieder missed the net on a breakaway, Korpisalo stoned Mikael Backlund from close range and Lindholm couldn’t corral a bouncing rebound on a Johnny Gaudreau shot.
Columbus turned Calgary’s neutral-zone turnover into an odd-man rush with Nyquist going upstairs on a feed from Nick Foligno at 11:20 of the opening period.
Shore scored his first goal as a Blue Jacket following his acquisition from Anaheim on the Feb. 24 trade deadline.
The winger from Ajax, Ont., squeezed a wrist shot from the face-off circle under Talbot’s right arm at 8:56.
Tkachuk was hobbled blocking a shot at the four-minute mark.
He remained in the game but skated uncomfortably at times.
Calgary is at home Friday to the Arizona Coyotes.
The Blue Jackets head to Edmonton to face the Oilers on Saturday.
