Rasmus Andersson and Mikael Backlund enjoyed the company of Elias Lindholm. The Swedes were close when they all played together for the Calgary Flames.

On Thursday night, however, Lindholm was the enemy. And he got the best of both his compatriots and his former Flames team to secure a 4-3 overtime victory for his Boston Bruins.

It spoiled another Flames comeback, although the visitors were able to salvage a point thanks to another strong third period – their resilient trademark this year.

Lindholm won a puck battle behind the net and stole it from Andersson. He fed Brad Marchand in the slot and the Bruins captain got two shots off Flames goalie Dustin Wolf as Backlund tried to check on him.

Game over.

But without Wolf’s excellent play in the second half of his first back-to-back starts of the young season, the Calgary Flames likely would have lost this game in regulation.

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Things almost got out of hand in the second period, but the 23-year-old Wolf was sharp, making 13 of his 34 saves from a baker on the night in a middle frame that saw the Bruins take a 3-1 lead.

Wolf was essential to the third-period comeback that gave them a key point on the early November road trip that next stops in Buffalo. Yegor Sharangovich scored on an early power play in the third period with Marchand in the box, then Nazem Kadri scored the equalizer about halfway through to set up the Swedish showdown at the end.

The Calgary Flames goalie was also excellent in overtime. He made the first save on Marchand in the final seconds, but could not make another.

That’s up to his teammates, who were simply defeated during the reunion.