Calgary Flames Post-Game: Flames creep past the Kraken

The Calgary Flames headed to Seattle on Thursday night, playing the Kraken for the very first time and playing their first game in 19 days. They looked energetic, but rusty. But despite their rust, the Flames managed to hold on to win a very spirited, back-and-forth hockey game with the Seattle Kraken by a 6-4 score.

The rundown

The Flames looked like a team that hadn’t played in nearly three weeks early on, with a few puck-handling gaffes and some defensive zone challenges that led to penalties and scoring chances. On one shift, the third defensive pairing and fourth line got hemmed in a bit, giving stranger Mark Giordano a chance to wander in from the point and beat Jacob Markström to give…