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Aaron Vickers

X-factor Russell helps Flames make playoffs

Sunday, 04.12.2015 / 3:00 AM / Canucks vs Flames - 2015 SCP First Round

Aaron Vickers - NHL.com Correspondent

CALGARY -- When Calgary Flames captain Mark Giordano went down with a season-ending injury in late February, fellow defenseman Kris Russell stepped up.

The surprising Flames didn't skip a beat.

Giordano was among the top Norris Trophy candidates before he was sidelined with a torn biceps muscle. His loss left many to write off Calgary's chances of returning to the Stanley Cup Playoffs after a five-year absence.

Instead, Russell, the NHL leader and single-season record-holder for shot blocks in a season, helped tug the upstart Flames back into the playoffs for the first time since 2009.

Not that he's willing to take the credit.

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