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Coming off a bounce back win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Calgary Flames looked to enter the all-star break on a winning note as they took on the Ottawa Senators yesterday afternoon. The Senators got off to an early start with Brady Tkachuk scoring the opening goal off a broken play. Unfortunately for the … Continue reading About Last Night 50: Flames get run over by Senators, fall to third in Pacific →

David Rittich was excellent three nights ago in Montreal. He was even more excellent last night in Toronto. The 2020 NHL all-star was stellar as the Flames engaged in a netminding war with the Maple Leafs, ultimately coming out on top with a big win. The Flames opened the scoring in the first period off … Continue reading About Last Night 49: David Rittich stands on his head as Flames beat Leafs →

To say the Flames started this one slowly would be an understatement. Out-shot 17-7 and out-chanced 13-4, the Flames were lucky to end the first down by only one goal. In the second, the Flames were a little better but could not get one past Carey Price. Ryan Poehling got his first goal of the … Continue reading About Last Night 48: Rittich came to play, but the Flames did not in loss to Canadiens →

The Flames came out flying in this one. They put up 17 shots in the first and controlled much of the play in the opening frame. Scoring wasn't plentiful but the Flames got on the board first. On a powerplay, Derek Ryan tipped in a Noah Hanifin shot to put the Flames up by one … Continue reading About Last Night 46: Cam Talbot and Flames hold on to win against Wild →

The Flames' second meeting with the Chicago Blackhawks in a week could not have started more differently. The teams were scoreless right until just about the end of the first period when Dominik Kubalik put one past Cam Talbot. The Flames answered back just seconds into the second when Elias Lindholm put a quick one … Continue reading About Last Night 45: Talbot outduels Crawford as Flames beat Blackhawks →

Compared to their last meeting just a few weeks ago, the Calgary Flames and Minnesota Wild traded goals in a wild night. 11 total goals were scored, including three in the shootout, and despite fighting it for large portions of the night, it was David Rittich who came away victorious in his 100th NHL game. … Continue reading About Last Night #44: Flames outlast Wild in seven-round shootout thriller →