The Good

• Seven goals is a lot, no matter which way you care to look at it. Any time you can get four goals for yourself in the second period, you’ve put yourself in a very good position to win. The number of goals also (hopefully) bookends a rather so-so two games, offensively. Three non-empty net goals in the previous six-plus periods of hockey is a more or less inexcusable number, so I’ll take the seven gladly and not get into quality of opponent or anything like that.

• Matt Lombardi continues to impose his will on opposing defenses. He had another two goals and an assist last night, giving him seven points in his last four games. He might only have eight goals and 27 points in 43 games this year, but he’s getting hot at the right time, and that’s great to see.

• Todd Bertuzzi somehow had four assists. Not sure how that happened, but I’ll accept it.

• Cory Sarich really contributed on both ends of the ice, eating 22:27, putting four shots on net, finishing plus-2 and scoring a goal and two assists. You’ll take a night like that out of any defenseman in the league, never mind your No. 3 guy.

• Outshooting the Coyotes 21-8 in the second period, and outscoring them 4-1.

The Bad

• Calgary didn’t draw one penalty. There were two sets of matching minors in the third period, but other than that, the Coyotes were not whistled for a single call. Statistically, I can’t imagine you win too many games in which you don’t get a power play.

• That third period was reaaaaaal ugly. While the Flames were only outscored by a goal and had a three-goal cushion headed in, you don’t want to give up three third-period goals to anyone, least of all the Coyotes, whose third-period offense is 17th in the league. Calgary’s third-period defense is now seventh.

• Kiprusoff wasn’t outwardly bad, certainly, but five goals against on 37 shots ain’t good either.

• Yeah he had four assists but Todd Bertuzzi’s penalties in the first period were awful bad. The second, not surprisingly, led to a power play goal. And despite getting those four assists (all were primary helpers, shockingly), he was still on the ice for two goals against and indirectly contributed to a third. So yeah, great night outta Bert.

The Ugly

• *This spot reserved for every one of Jarome Iginla’s last eight games*

• Five goals is a lot, no matter which way you care to look at it. Any time you give up three goals in the third period, you’ve put yourself in a very good position to lose. Calgary was just lucky that Phoenix has made a nasty habit of giving up a lot of goals lately (23 in their last five, and that includes a miraculous 1-0 shutout win!) and was able to benefit from that.