Flames' Mangiapane doesn't get chance to finish things on winning note
CALGARY – Climbing into eighth place in NHL scoring with a dandy backhand roof job while shorthanded, wasn’t nearly finished for the night. The Flames' best player all night long wasn’t included in either overtime trio before a Mikael Backlund turnover cost Calgary a chance to win a franchise record 12th consecutive game at home. Ben Chiarot’s second of the game sent the bulk of 16,288 home baffled by how a bottom-feeding Canadiens club could stun the league’s hottest team. Mangiapane checks in as one of the team’s best forecheckers, and his finish has turned heads all season long. On this night, it might have helped the team avoid dropping its fifth straight overtime decision at home this year....
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