After a mixed bag of a road trip in San Jose and Arizona, the Calgary Flames returned home this afternoon hoping to exploit their home ice success and generate some much-needed momentum (and points) against the Anaheim Ducks.
Unfortunately, it didn't turn out that way, and the team struggled to fight back against a bigger, more-skilled Ducks squad. Ultimately, their flagging penalty kill was once again their undoing en route to a 6-4 home loss to the Ducks.
THE RUNDOWN
If you hate goaltenders, you probably loved the first period. It was Club Flames Day at the 'Dome - basically the team's kids day - and the first period taught the message "Just put it on net, kids.