Markstrom adds a 35-save, one-assist outing to his growing list of top-tier performances that has the re-tooling Flames chasing a playoff spot

About the only thing Jacob Markstrom didn’t do for the Calgary Flames in Saturday’s 5-2 victory over the New York Islanders was score a goal.

Not that he didn’t try.

The end result was the only gaffe made by the Flames goaltender in his team’s fourth consecutive victory.

En route to another sensational performance between the pipes — 35 saves — Markstrom twice fanned when he attempted to fire a puck into the empty net at the other end. The scrambles that followed resulted in Jean-Gabriel Pageau’s late tally that fortunately for the Flames did nothing but impact Markstrom’s save percentage.

“Twice in one game and neither one of them made it past the hash marks, so I should work on some wrist curls,” Markstrom, able to find some levity, told told reporters in Elmont, N.Y.

“It a little embarrassing, to be honest,” he added. “Up by three and they pulled the goalie, so if there was a time to try to shoot it, it was today, but it ended up in the back of the net. I’ll be more cautious next time.”

When it’s come to stopping pucks, Markstrom has been at his best during his team’s run, which includes victories in the first three outings of this trip.

In his last four games, Markstrom has stopped 125 of 131 shots faced, a 1.50 goals-against average and .954 save percentage. He has won all four games and collected two assists to top it all.

A 5-2 win doesn’t usually mean the goalie was a major difference maker, but Markstrom’s play can not be overlooked. He has has been top-shelf all season — he’s among the league’s best in goals saved above expected — and at a new level in all but a couple of outings since returning from a broken finger in mid-December.

“It’s easier to play in front of a goalie that’s making a lot of key saves,” Jonathan Huberdeau said.

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