By now, surely you know all about how the Calgary Flames have lost 11 season-opening games in a row.
Wait! There’s also some good news: following their last seven opening losses, the Flames have rebounded to win their second game six times.
Three of those wins have come at the expense of the Vancouver Canucks, the Flames’ opponent tonight (8 p.m. MT, SNW/CBC).
David Rittich and the Flames beat Jacob Markstrom and the Canucks by a 3-0 score in Calgary’s second game of the 2019-20 season. The previous year, Mike Smith patrolled the Flames’ crease while Markstrom allowed five goals en route to a 7-4 Canucks loss.