Post-Game: An Avalanche of goals against

Photo Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY SportsThe Calgary Flames lost to Dallas on Tuesday night. It happens, as their goaltender was really good. The Flames lost to the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night in Denver by a 5-2 score. The visitors were good enough for the first half of the game, but then some old habits crept in – shaky goaltending, inopportune penalties, and a general loss of composure in the latter parts of the game.

As a result, the Flames let two crucial points slip through their fingers in the very tight Western Conference playoff race.

The Rundown

The Flames weren’t amazing in the first, but they defended reasonably well despite not having the puck a ton. They managed…