They had the momentum heading into their first road trip of the season, but the Boston Bruins couldn’t keep the upward trend going in stop No. 1 of their four-game road trip in Calgary.
The Bruins didn’t play all that poorly, but couldn’t capitalize on their key opportunities. The Flames, meanwhile, got timely scoring from their skilled players and key saves from goaltender Mike Smith in front of their home crowd.
Here is what we learned as the Flames extinguished the Bruins’ four-game winning streak with a highly convincing 5-2 victory Wednesday night.
Tuukka Rask had an up and down night
The mere mention of Rask brings quite the dialogue between his defenders and detractors.