Backlund scores in overtime as Flames burn Rangers 3-2
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Jonathan Huberdeau's first season in Calgary has been tough, but he hopes Saturday night was a sign that things are turning around.
Jonathan Huberdeau's first season in Calgary has been tough, but he hopes Saturday night was a sign that things are turning around.
Huberdeau had two primary assists including setting up Mikael Backlund's overtime winner as the Flames beat the New York Rangers 3-2, snapping the visitor's seven-game winning streak.
“I want to play well, and tonight, that's how I gotta play the rest of the year,” Huberdeau said. “Sometimes you don't think you have it in you and tonight I showed that I still have it and I can make some plays and play well.”
After finishing tied for second in NHL scoring last season with 115 points (30 goals, 85 assists), Huberdeau was traded to Calgary in the summer in a blockbuster deal that sent Matthew Tkachuk to the Florida Panthers.
Through 53 games with his new team, Huberdeau has just 38 points (10 goals, 28 assists).
“I just got to move my feet, that's when good things happen, and make some plays and shoot a little bit more,” said Huberdeau.
The game-winner at 1:28 came when Backlund deflected Huberdeau's shot past Jaroslav Halak while Adam Fox was serving a high-sticking penalty.
