Bjorkstrand Rings the Post, Korpisalo Does the Rest
Calgary kept coming at New York all night, and the Rangers needed their goalie and a late empty-netter to close it out in Calgary.
Written during the game · 12:12 AM ET. Final was NYR 3, CGY 1.
The Rangers leaned on their goalie to make it count. Oliver Bjorkstrand hit the post at 3:43 of the third, the only iron of the night for either team, and it was a reminder of how thin the margin was in a game Calgary pushed.
The Flames had the edge in volume: 31 shots on goal to 24, and 12 high-danger chances to 7. Joonas Korpisalo stopped 30 of 31 shots, including 7 of 8 high-danger looks. Adam Klapka cut it to 2-1 on the power play at 7:41 of the third, and Tye Kartye hit the empty net late to make it 3-1.
The post did not decide the game by itself. New York finished 3-1 with Korpisalo keeping the Flames within reach, not past it.
