The Calgary Flames allowed the first goal on Saturday night, something that’s happened 17 times this season. Sometimes allowing the first goal discombobulates the team and sometimes it sparks them. They also had a close penalty sequence break against them and result in a power play goal against, something that also often deflates them.
But playing a big home game on Hockey Night in Canada against a divisional rival that they entered the night tied with in the Pacific Division standings, the Flames instead pushed back. Despite trailing on a few occasions, the Flames kept with it and managed to beat the Vancouver Canucks by a 4-2 score.