Calgary Flames forwards Blake Coleman and Jonathan Huberdeau celebrate after assisting on a tying goal by Nazem Kadri to send the game into overtime against the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary on Tuesday October 22, 2024. The Flames won the game in a shootout 4-3. /PostmediaPhoto by Gavin Young

Three Takeaways as Justin Kirkland seals shootout win for Flames over Penguins

by · Calgary Herald

The Justin Kirkland story just keeps getting better.

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It’s the type of inspiring tale they make movies about.

A 28-year-old who had grinded for 10 years as a pro and played only nine games in the NHL, having one of his opportunities interrupted by a car crash.

And yet, on Tuesday night, there he was, firing the puck into the back of the net to score the shootout winner for the Calgary Flames (5-0-1) in their 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.