A good effort on the second night of a back-to-back wasn’t enough for the Panthers to find their way into the win column, as their losing skid was extended to five games.
The Panthers were the better team for the first 25 minutes Friday night at the Scotiabank Saddledome.
Equal parts energetic and opportunistic, the Panthers spotted themselves a two-goal lead after Mike Hoffman buried a Flames turnover and Jonathan Huberdeau scored on an early second-period power play.
But then the Western Conference-leading Flames woke up, with their highly-potent offense coming alive and goaltender David Rittich shutting the door en route to a 4-3 victory over the Panthers.