The Calgary Flames lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning by a 5-4 score in a shootout on Thursday night. Here are selected reactions from players and coaches following the game.
Flames measure up in a close game
Heading into this match-up, you could be forgiven if you used the term “measuring stick game.” Heck, we used it in our pre-game. But the Lightning came into this game as the undisputed best team in the National Hockey League.
And the Flames went toe-to-toe with them for 65 minutes and seven rounds of a shootout.
“Honestly, it was probably one of the faster games we played in all year,” said Flames captain Mark Giordano.