The Calgary Flames were out-played by the Colorado Avalanche in Games 1 and 2 of their first round series, but they were fairly decent. The Flames were downright dreadful in Denver in a 6-2 loss to the Avalanche.
The Rundown
The Flames got themselves into a bit of trouble early in the third period, as on the same play they took a hooking penalty and a too-many-men minor. On the ensuing five-on-three, Nathan MacKinnon used both Gabriel Landeskog and a defending Mark Giordano as a screen and beat Mike Smith to make it 1-0 Avalanche.