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Post-Game: Flames win Habs rematch, lose Hanifin to injury

The Calgary Flames played Montreal for the second time in as many nights absolutely needing a regulation win. For the second time in two nights: mission accomplished. The Flames beat the Canadiens 5-2 to inch closer to their divisional foes, but they lost defender Noah Hanifin to an injury early in the game.

The rundown

The Flames got off to a bit of a sloppy, scrambly start defensively and the Habs made them pay for it. Jacob Markstrom made a couple initial stops on the Habs off a net-front scramble, but the Flames defense couldn’t clear the net-front area and Nick Suzuki banged in the loose puck to make it 1-0 Montreal.