Fifty-six saves and a loss for Elvis Merzlikins
The Calgary Flames went wild on the Calgary Blue Jackets and poor goaltender Elvis Merzlikins, who blocked a whopping 56 shots in a 6-0 loss Wednesday night at Nationwide Arena.
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The Alberta team thus directed 62 pucks towards the net of the Latvian goalkeeper. This is the most shots in a regular season game in more than 30 years in the National Hockey League (NHL).
In the modern era, you have to go back to March 21, 1991 to find a match like this. Quebec Nordiques goaltender Ron Tugnutt stood up in front of 70 of the Boston Bruins' 73 shots. The match ended with a 3-3 tie.
The Flames shot 16 times in the first period, then 23 times in the next two engagements. Mat...