Gaudreau honors late grandfather with goal for Flames

Forward opened scoring in win at Panthers, called it 'special time to find the net there'

CGY@FLA: Gaudreau pots far-side wrister for PPG

By NHL.com @NHLdotcom

Johnny Gaudreau's first-period goal for the Calgary Flames on Sunday meant more than the previous 16 he had scored this season, and not just because it helped the Flames to a 3-0 win against the Florida Panthers at BB&T Center.

The goal came one day after Gaudreau's grandfather, John Guy Gaudreau, had died.
"Just a tough day," Gaudreau said. "Was nice to find the net there for him in the first. Just stinks
Flames captain Mark Giordano said he and his teammates could see how upset Gaudreau was.
"We have a really tight-knit group in there and you could see how crushed he was on the bus and you feel for him as a teammate," Giordano said. "I like to look at him as a little brother, we've been around each other so long. For him to show up and put that effort in tonight, it was great. I thought for him to come in and score, that's really cool."

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