For however long it lasts, this is becoming a pretty interesting story.
The Flames go into Boston and win without Elias Lindholm.
Great story, but how about an encore as the Flames hold serve by beating the Devils 5-3 in Jersey to run their record to 2-0-0 on this four game Eastern trip and to within a point of a playoff spot.
The path is doubtful, but damn if it isn’t becoming a fun possibility!
Not sure anyone was expecting a game like that, coming off the all star break, and icing a roster for the first time in six years with Elias Lindholm.
Says a lot about this team’s level of pride and integrity.
The Flames showed up on time and put in one of, if not the best efforts of their season in beating the Boston Bruins 4-1 on Tuesday night.
The Flames were led by Jonathan Huberdeau with his best game in Flames silks, and saw the newest Flame, Andrew Kuzemenko light the lamp in his debut.
The Flames have beat some good teams lately, but often with some asterisks.
The Knights were missing key players for example, and certainly the Wild as they hit their skid were without a lot of key players.
Tonight they ran into a team that was relatively healthy and firing on all cylinders as the Flames were bested by the Maple Leafs 4-3 on Thursday night on the strength of an Austin Matthews hat trick.
The loss breaks a Flames win streak of four games ,and sets up a very important game on Saturday against the Oilers.
Don’t look now but the Flames are crawling back into things.
For weeks they’ve been say two points back but with way more games played. Tonight with a 3-2 win in overtime over the Arizona Coyotes the Flames move to within two points back with even games played.
They still have three teams to topple in terms of win percentage, but the come back win tonight makes things more and more interesting.
Next up the Leafs and Oilers on home ice.
Statement time.
This is getting to be a hard team not to like.
They just get things done.
Not many periods taken off, and not many passengers game to game.
Truthfully, however, they’re getting dragged into the fight by their goaltender Jacob Markstrom who may not have stolen one tonight, but a case could be made in the 3-1 Flames win in Vegas tonight.
The win completes the dad trip with a sweep and keeps the Flames very much in the complicated Western wild card race.
They return home Tuesday night to play the Coyotes in game one of a six game road trip.
