Historically, the Flames have struggled in elimination games

On Friday night, the Calgary Flames have an opportunity to do something they’ve only done four times since they won the Stanley Cup in 1989. They can win a playoff round.

Game 6 against the Dallas Stars is the 18th attempt the Flames will have to win the fourth and deciding game of a series. Historically, these games haven’t gone amazingly well for the club.

Brad Treliving era (1-1)

Since Brad Treliving became general manager in 2014, the Flames have been in a position to advance in a series once. They were successful, but they required two kicks at the can, going 1-1 in potential elimination games.

In 2015 against Vancouver, the Flames went into Game 5 with a chance to advance. They were…