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The Flames started their second game in two nights with a bang. Zac Rinaldo fed Michael Frolik to open the scoring. Then Derek Ryan won am offensive zone faceoff directly to Johnny Gaudreau who one-timed it for a goal even before the Coyotes could react to double the Flames lead. In the second, the Coyotes … Continue reading About Last Night 33: Flames beat down Coyotes to extend win streak to six
It was the duel of two of the NHL's hottest teams on Monday night as the Calgary Flames visited the Colorado Avalanche. The Flames came into Monday with a four game winning streak, while the Avalanche had won their previous six contests. It was an intense back and forth game, with both teams having the … Continue reading About Last Night #32: Flames extend win streak to five in OT thriller over Avalanche
The first period was all about the powerplay. Tobias Rieder took an interference penalty midway through the period and Anze Kopitar put the Kings up 1-0. Mikael Backlund took a penalty a few minutes later and Drew Doughty doubled their lead. However, on a powerplay, Milan Lucic scores his 200th career goal to cut the … Continue reading About Last Night 31: Flames dethrone Kings in Saturday night spectacular
Welcome back to The Sunday Census. Throughout the week, The Win Column will be posing topical and intriguing polls on Twitter (@wincolumnblog) to gauge the fan-base’s stance on pressing issues. Want to make sure your opinion is taken into effect? Vote in the polls, start a debate, and propose alternative suggestions on the polls! https://twitter.com/wincolumnblog/status/1202679284407517184 … Continue reading Sunday Census: New lines, Matt Stajan, and more
The Flames fell behind early in this one. Sam Reinhart put the Sabres up on a nice tip off a Rasmus Ristolainen shot from the point. The Flames took three penalties that period to the one taken by Buffalo. On that powerplay, Johnny Gaudreau put the Flames level on a beautiful shot. In the second … Continue reading About Last Night 30: Lucic gets his first as a Flame in win over Sabres
The Flames have won two games in a row for the first time since November 7th, and three out of their last four. Dillon Dube scored right before the end of the first frame on an opportunistic backhand shot off a face-off. The game was then goalless for almost two periods until Jean-Gabriel Pageau snuck … Continue reading About Last Night 29: Flames above .500 with solid win over Senators
Welcome back to The Sunday Census. Throughout the week, The Win Column will be posing topical and intriguing polls on Twitter (@wincolumnblog) to gauge the fan-base’s stance on pressing issues. Want to make sure your opinion is taken into effect? Vote in the polls, start a debate, and propose alternative suggestions on the polls! https://twitter.com/wincolumnblog/status/1200798135921991681 … Continue reading Sunday Census: Expectations for Ward, and adding an Oiler?
