from Kristen Odland of the Calgary Herald,

The Calgary Flames are all out of second chances and have no more last life lines left to call.

Sunday — Game 5 of their second-round Stanley Cup playoff series against the Anaheim Ducks — is their final hope of extending their Cinderella season.

After Friday’s 4-2 loss to the Anaheim Ducks, they trail 3-1 in the best-of-seven series.

“We want to keep going,” said Flames head coach Bob Hartley Saturday afternoon as the team prepared to load up to head back to the Happiest Place on Earth. “This has been a great season for us. I know how resilient our players have been. It’s not that we’re down 1-3 or we haven’t won in Anaheim. We need to win one game. Let’s bring it back to the ‘C’ of Red and, after this, let’s see what happens.

“But we need to win (Sunday) night, plain and simple.”

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