from Eric Francis of Sportsnet,
Down 2-0 midway through the most heated episode of the Battle of Alberta in years, David Rittich looked up to see the third Oilers player of the night coming in on a breakaway.
This time it was a short-handed chance by Jujhar Khaira that could have salted things away for the visitors.
“When he’s coming in on me it’s a couple swear words,” smiled the Flames backup goaltender when asked what went through his mind.
Rittich punctuated his profanity with a kick save that turned the game on a dime.
Minutes after the save, and “another swear word” he screamed out to try motivating his bench, Derek Ryan shovelled in a power-play rebound late in the second to kick-start what would be four unanswered goals in a 4-2 Flames win.
Below, the game highlights and some of the rough stuff from the game...
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