Flames Score Late to Weather the Storm

Published on: 28 Dec, 2025
Updated on: 28 Dec, 2025

In the home leg of the Christmas double against Manchester Storm, third period goals by Travis Brown and Jack Jacome lifted Spectrum’s tenants to a come from behind 3-2 win on home ice. Taz Burman’s 28 saves were also crucial.

Burman made 14 first period stops, against nine by Drew DeRidder in Manchester’s goal, as part of a scoreless opening frame between the sides.

Nick Welsh opened the scoring for Storm near the midway mark. Flames squared it through Ethan Strang at 36:43 but the visitors went to the break ahead thanks to a Harrison Caines marker just one minute after that.

A late second period, short lived, five on three situation started the third with Flames holding the advantage but Storm killed off the two man differential, and then the longer single skater difference, to keep their lead intact.

With time getting short it looked like an equalizer may never come, but Travis Brown’s first of the regular season made it two each at 54:05 and Jacome had the winner less than two minutes from time.

Flames netminder Taz Burman covering a loose puck.

Burman turned away 28 of 30 shots while De-Ridder kept out 39 from 42.

“Manchester was very good at cutting off lanes and getting sticks on pucks to keep a lot of our shots low danger,” admitted Assistant Coach Andy Hemmings, “but the guys did great job in the end of overcoming and turning that one into an important win.”

“We are immediately into another set of games here home and away to Cardiff and hopefully we can find a way to a bit more offence over those starts.”

The win keeps the Flames in seventh place in the standings, well clear of the relegation zone, and closes the points gap with Manchester Storm to two points.