The Calgary Flames played two really good periods of hockey at the Scotiabank Saddledome. They had a good power play. They skated well. They generated a lot of chances, especially in the second. Unfortunately, they allowed Vancouver to tie the game late in the second period – in a game the Canucks really didn’t have much momentum in to that point – and the Canucks came out and won the third period handily en route to a 5-3 victory over the Flames.
The Flames had a ton of things on their side: Jaromir Jagr’s return, a rested roster, and they were playing a team that lost in a different city the night prior.