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It was the best start the Flames have had in any game in the bubble. Facing elimination, they came out absolutely flying. They took advantage of a shaky Anton Khudobin and put three goals past the Dallas goaltender in the first 6:34 of the game. Andrew Mangiapane led the charge with a slick tip-in goal, … Continue reading About Last Night Round 1 Game 6: Flames blow 3-0 lead to lose series
Another day, another game where the Flames did not start on time. They came out very flat, and the Stars most certainly did not. At the tail end of a four on four, the Stars made a play up ice and as the Flames went to the man-advantage, Jamie Benn took a pass from Tyler … Continue reading About Last Night Round 1 Game 5: Flames slow start burns them as Stars take 3-2 lead
Opportunistic special teams play was almost enough, but the Flames couldn't hang on long enough to secure the victory. Joe Pavelski opened the scoring late in the first, but was answered quickly by Johnny Gaudreau on the power play. The two teams then traded goals. Pavelski scored on a bullet shot on a two on … Continue reading About Last Night Playoff Round 1 Game 4: Special Teams Not Enough For Flames, Stars Even the Series.
The Flames came out very flat to start this second game in as many nights, and Dallas had an early opportunity to make it 1-0, but Alexander Radulov hit the bar on a wide open net. The Stars had a couple other early chances before the Flames finally woke up and started playing. They came … Continue reading About Last Night Playoff Round 1 Game 3: Talbot slams the door as the Flames take a 2-1 series lead
The Flames started this one off right. Just 19 seconds into the game, a shot from the point bounced off the back boards and right to Dillon Dube who put it past Ben Bishop. Unfortunately, that lead would not last long. With Tyler Seguin and Alexander Radulov pressed in front of the net, the puck … Continue reading About Last Night Playoff Round 1 Game 2: Flames come close but cannot beat surging Stars
The first period was the Dillon Dube Show. On a Flames powerplay, a beautiful three way passing play found its way from Milan Lucic to Dube, who one timed it past Anton Khudobin. Later in the frame, Dube made a great play to get around the Dallas defender and put the puck in far side. … Continue reading About Last Night Round 1 Game 1: Flames young guns get it done to beat the Stars
This one was one for the books. Right off the opening draw, Milan Lucic and Nathan Beaulieu dropped the gloves in a spirited fight, which set the tone for the game. While both players were in the box, Erik Gustafsson's point shot was stopped by Connor Hellebuyck, but the rebound was picked up by Dillon … Continue reading About Last Night Playoff Game 4: Flames overwhelm Jets to win series
The first period was very back and forth but halfway through the first, Dmitri Kulikov played an incredible pass to Nikolaj Ehlers who put the puck past Cam Talbot far side. Just nine seconds later the Jets took a careless penalty, and just nine seconds after that, the Flames evened the score. Elias Lindholm redirected … Continue reading About Last Night Playoff Game 3: Flames blow out Jets to take stranglehold on series
Hockey is finally back! The Flames took a few minutes to get settled into this one, and in that time, they fell behind early on a goal from Kailer Yamamoto. They then took an early penalty against the league's best power play team, and Connor McDavid made them pay, putting them down 2-0. In the … Continue reading About Last Night Exhibition Game 1: Calgary Flames push hard but cannot beat McDavid, Oilers
The Flames started this game the wrong way — Tomas Nosek and Nick Holden scored on David Rittich in the first period for the early lead. Not the start the Flames' netminder was looking for after sitting out the previous three games. Max Pacioretty added to Vegas' lead on the power play early in the … Continue reading About Last Night 70: Flames come back but can’t hold on against Vegas Golden Knights
