The Calgary Flames routed the Anaheim Ducks Wednesday night by a surprising 7-2 score. The home side had built up a 5-0 lead by early in the second period, so the game was over very early into the night.
Mikael Backlund was the game's first star with a three-point effort, but the highlight was Corban Knight's first NHL goal, which gave the Flames their final tally of the night. Whether it was the first or last one, Knight didn't care.
“It was the seventh goal but, for me, it felt like an overtime winner with how I felt after that,” Knight said afterward.
He might have felt a little down had Backlund not come to the rescue a little later. You see, after Knight scored his goal, linesman Lonnie Cameron tossed the puck into the Saddledome stands to a young fan, unaware of the milestone for the Flames rookie. Oops.
Fortunately for Knight, he did end up with the puck after Backlund recorded his biggest assist of the night after trading a stick for it.

After already losing the puck once, hopefully Knight puts his first NHL goal puck somewhere secure; preferably a better place than where Gustav Nyquist put his.
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