The only good news leftover from Saturday’s debacle in Nashville is that the memories of that game can be washed away on Sunday evening when the Chicago Blackhawks return to the United Center to host the Calgary Flames.
Like everyone else in the NHL, the Flames just returned from a lengthy stint away from the ice as COVID issues plagued the team. Calgary played on Dec. 11 — a 4-2 loss to the Boston Bruins — and then didn’t play for 19 days, a streak that ended with Thursday’s 6-4 win over the Seattle Kraken.