from Eric Francis of Sportsnet,

They don’t hand out trophies with two months left in the season, nor do they pencil in the conference finalists.

However, those who tuned into Saturday’s matchup between the Calgary Flames and Colorado Avalanche have a pretty good idea why this one was dubbed a preview of the Western Conference Final, and why several members of the Calgary Flames are in line for major awards.

Namely, Elias Lindholm, Johnny Gaudreau and Darryl Sutter.

The final play of a wildly entertaining 4-3 overtime win by the Flames gave a Hockey Night in Canada audience a chance to see why Lindholm is the clear frontrunner for the Selke and Gaudreau is a legitimate Hart Trophy candidate.

In the opening minute of the extra frame Lindholm made a great defensive play to steal the puck from Mikko Rantanen before circling to see Gaudreau streaking up the right wing. Banking a perfect pass off the boards to send Gaudreau in alone with Nathan MacKinnon giving chase, the Flames leading scorer beat Pavel Francouz to punctuate the Flames’ 13thwin in 15 outings.

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