When February began, the Calgary Flames were in a tenuous position. They were in the last Western Conference wildcard playoff spot, and only ahead of Dallas on a tiebreaker. 28 days later, they ended the month in first place in the Pacific Division and seven points clear of the best non-playoff team in the West.
What happened in between represented one of the best months in Flames franchise history
February 2022 at a glance
The Flames were originally scheduled to play just four games in February, book-ending the combined All-Star and Olympic breaks. Instead, the Flames had seven of their 10 postponed games – bumped back in the schedule due to the omicron variant – bumped into the Olympic break.