The Calgary Flames faced Montreal for the third consecutive game on Monday night. After getting decisive wins on Friday and Saturday, the Flames just couldn’t bury their chances against the Canadiens. The Flames lost a 2-1 nail-biter to Montreal, putting their playoff hopes on life support.
The rundown
The game got off to a poor start for the Flames, as both Derek Ryan and Mark Giordano took successive tripping minors that resulted in 1:33 of five-on-three time for Montreal. On that two-man advantage, Shea Weber uncorked a slap shot that beat Jacob Markstrom and made it 1-0 Habs.