Sometimes, a really good team plays a mediocre-to-bad team (depending on how much stock you want to take into said team’s rather sizeable injury list) on the second of a back-to-back. This was about the result one could expect.
Feel of the game
From the start, it felt like it was the Flames’ game to lose, and really, it was. After all, when it takes the opponent over half a period to get their first shot of the game, and on a powerplay nonetheless, well, that’s probably a sign that you’re in control. Mike Smith came up big with some saves, and the Flames weathered it out until Mark Giordano was able to open the scoring late in the first. And then Sean Monahan made it 2-0 just over a minute…
