The Calgary Flames played their second game under new/old bench boss Darryl Sutter on Saturday night. Against a refreshed Montreal Canadiens club, the Flames looked even better than they did on Thursday. The Flames never trailed en route to a 3-1 victory over the Canadiens.
The rundown
The Flames opened the scoring off a smart bit of hockey from the Sean Monahan line. Off a dump-in, Brett Ritchie crashed and banged below the goal line, inducing a turnover. Monahan grabbed the puck, zoomed to the front of the net – while protecting the puck – and beat Carey Price top corner to give the Flames a 1-0 lead.