The Calgary Flames have gotten a little bit better in each of their past few games. While they weren’t perfect on Thursday night, they were easily the better team at the Scotiabank Saddledome in a pretty decisive 5-1 victory over the visiting Detroit Red Wings.
The Rundown
The two clubs exchanged good scoring chances early, with Jimmy Howard making big saves early on Sam Bennett and Andrew Mangiapane and David Rittich stopping Andreas Athanasiou on a partial breakaway.
The Flames had a lot of pressure and finally cashed in midway through the first period.