The Flames were down a top player, playing a rested playoff-bound team on the second of a back-to-back, and still the game was within reach the entire time. Moral victories don’t count in a tight division race, but the Flames are in the playoffs anyway – even if it isn’t official yet – and that game still means a fair bit going forward.
Feel of the game
Both the Flames and Jets got off to pretty decent starts, with both teams pressuring the other – in particular the Jets had a fair number of missed shots, and Johnny Gaudreau hit a fair number of posts – through most of the game.