Chinook power play strikes four times in 8-3 win against Thunder

CALGARY –  The Calgary Chinook didn’t figure to go the entire season without a power-play goal.

They probably didn’t expect to go 4-for-10 with the man-advantage on Monday night either.
But that’s what happened against the Niagara Fall Thunder and those goals made the difference in the 8-3 victory at the Scotiabank Saddledome.

Letang, Pavelski, Crosby, and Pastrnak scored on the power-play for the Chinook, and goalkeeper Price made 16 saves to get his 12th win of the season.

“When you create good tactics and you do good things on the power play, don’t change anything,” Chinook coach Eugene Yip said. “Just stick with what’s been creating your opportunities.”

Crosby gave the Chinook a 4-2 lead when he scored on a slap shot off a faceoff win in the Thunder zone with two minutes remaining after Byfuglien went to the penalty box for tripping.

“No excuse for that one,” Byfuglien said of the penalty. “I was trying to make a play on the puck. I can’t take that penalty at that time of the game.”

It was all Chinook after the goal, as Weber and Pastrnak scored within 15 seconds between.   

Letang took a shot that Niagara Fall goalie Mrazek was unable to glove. Niederreiter and teammate Henrik Sedin both went after the rebound, but it was Nino who backhanded the puck between the pads of Mrazek at 0:46 of the third period for his tenth goal of the season.

NOTES:
Crosby scored his 15th and 16th of the season.  He is 2nd in points just behind Springfield’s Getzlaf.
Giordano slowly climbing the plus-minus ranking with his +18 in 23 games.

UP NEXT:
The Calgary Chinook will host the Wisborg Donuts Wednesday night.  Tim Horton will give out free donut whenever Chinook scored in the game.  One lucky winner will get a year supply of donuts if the Chinook goalie gets a shutout.