CALGARY, Alberta — No matter how Saturday night’s game at Scotiabank Saddledome turned out for the New York Rangers, they will be flying home on Sunday after a highly successful road trip.
A perfect road trip would have been sweet, but it wasn’t to be. Mikael Backlund’s tip-in on a power play in overtime gave the Calgary Flames a 3-2 victory that ended their winning streak at seven games. They did extend their point streak to 8-0-2 after finishing the trip 3-0-1 and will face the Winnipeg Jets on Monday night at Madison Square Garden.
The Rangers lately have been masters at the comeback, and the Flames have been blowing leads on a nearly nightly basis. And the teams played to form after Calgary took a 2-0 lead 46 seconds into the game on a pair of goals eight seconds apart.