On Tuesday night, the Calgary Flames completed the first quarter of their regular season schedule (20 games) with a 5-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. By virtue of their 12-3-5 record, their 29 points, and a .725 points percentage, the Flames finish their first quarter in first place in the National Hockey League’s Western Conference. (League-wide, they trail only Carolina and Florida.)
20 games down, 62 left to go.
We’ll dive into the guts of the Flames’ performances in the next little while – Shane “Flash” Stevenson will get into the first quarter stats and after Saturday’s game we’ll have our third seven game segment rundown – but the most common question we’ve gotten on Twitter, from friends and family, and from strangers on the concourse is whether the Flames are actually this good.