Mark Giordano leading Flames’ offensive surge as Calgary tops Canucks 4-1
CALGARY — Mark Giordano’s recent offensive success has mirrored the team’s improved play after a rocky start to the season.
The Calgary defenceman scored on the power play and added a short-handed goal less than 10 minutes later in the second period as the Flames won 4-1 on Friday night over the Vancouver Canucks.
Down 1-0 after 20 minutes despite outshooting Vancouver 16-5, the Flames kept coming with Giordano tying it 2:34 into the second, after being set-up in the slot by Mikael Backlund. It was the 14th goal on the man advantage in December after Calgary scored only eight times with the extra man in the season’s first two months.
“We came in down after the first but it didn’t feel like we were down. We were carrying the play,” said the Calgary captain. “They caught a really fortunate break on their goal. We stuck with it.”