For the third consecutive game since their bye week, the Calgary Flames scored first in a home game. For the third consecutive game since the bye week, they never scored again and lost in extra time. After three straight games with uninspiring third periods, this one resulted in a 2-1 overtime loss to the visiting…
The Calgary Flames (25-16-6) have followed up a very impressive seven game winning streak with a pair of flat outings. Despite playing worse than they have in weeks, maybe even a month, the Flames have still managed to get points lately. They’ll need to find their sharpness and their swagger as they kick off a…
The undisputed hero of the season has been Mike Smith. After a trying few years when Flames goaltending was either nonexistent or inconsistent, Smith has been the exact opposite, often times being the best player on the ice. Now he’s getting rewarded. With LA Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick sitting out this year’s All-Star game, Smith…
Following the All-Star Break, the Flames will have 33 games to play over the course of a little over two months, making for a frantic back-half of the season.
