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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 2598407" data-attributes="member: 2012">Ritchie scores twice in Flames winCanadian Press9/21/2005 11:08:53 PMCALGARY (CP) - Byron Ritchie scored twice and Steve Reinprecht's second-period goal stood up as the game-winner Wednesday night as the Calgary Flames won 4-2 over the Chicago Blackhawks in their pre-season home opener.A boisterous sellout crowd of 17,439 watched Calgary jump in front 2-0 on first-period goals from Robyn Regehr and Ritchie.After Duncan Keith drew Chicago back within a goal at 5:12 of the second, Reinprecht put the Flames ahead 3-1 at 17:23, jamming a rebound past goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin after the Blackhawks' key summer free-agent addition stopped the initial shot from Roman Hamrlik.Ritchie scored his second goal of the night into an empty net with 17 seconds left.Cam Barker also scored for Chicago, giving the 19-year-old two goals in two games as he tries to crack the Blackhawks after playing last year for the Western Hockey League's Medicine Hat Tigers.As has been the case throughout the NHL pre-season, much of the game was spent on special teams. Calgary's power-play was especially busy in the second period receiving eight power-plays in a row at one point.The Flames finished up 2-for-11 while Chicago was 1-for-9.The win is Calgary's first after an opening up with a back-to-back losses last weekend while Chicago suffered its first setback after starting the pre-season with two straight wins.Khabibulin made his debut for the Blackhawks and finished with 31 saves while Miikka Kiprusoff had 19 stops in his first action of the pre-season.The game was Calgary's first home game in nearly 16 months dating back to its 3-2 loss in double overtime to the Tampa Bay Lightning in game 6 of the 2004 Stanley Cup final.Khabibulin was also the winning goalie that night.Resurrecting memories of Calgary's magical Stanley Cup run of two years ago, boisterous Flames fans - many clad in the Flames home red jerseys - loudly greeted the home team as they took to the ice and chants of "Go Flames Go!" started up immediately after the opening anthems.Notes: Notable scratches for the Flames included the entire top line of Jarome Iginla, Daymond Langkow, and Tony Amonte. Among Chicago's absentees were Curtis Brown, Kyle Calder, Martin Lapointe, and Jaroslav Spacek... The fans were treated to an extended shoot-out as the NHL continues to showcase one of its most exciting new rules. Tied 1-1 after the first three shooters - with Matthew Lombardi scoring for Calgary and Tuomo Ruutu for Chicago - each team trotted out four more skaters before Calgary rookie defenceman Dion Phaneuf scored to end it.</blockquote>

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