Calgary Puck

Back to backs … with start times 22 hours apart … in a building where you haven’t fared well … against arguably the best team in the National Hockey League is a tough set up for a hockey game.

So it comes as no surprise that the Flames dropped a 3-0 game in Vegas on Sunday night.

But that wasn’t the full story.

The game was close, very close, until the final five minutes when Vegas turned a 1-0 game into a two goal lead and then added an empty netter.

The Flames were full marks for the effort and for hanging in with tired legs.

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If you have aspirations of making the playoffs, even in a season where most had you out of it early, you had better beat bad teams.

The Sharks are about as bad as they come these days in the National Hockey League.

Calgary dominated the first 40 minutes, but weren’t rewarded as they had a 2-1 lead despite a huge lead in shots and scoring chances.

But instead of an easy cushion they ground out another close Calgary Flames win, beating the Sharks 3-1 with two goals from Jonathan Huberdeau and some heroic last minute saves from Dustin Wolf.

The improbable season continues!

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The Flames were great in the first, but weren’t rewarded.

They were even better in the first half of the second, and were rewarded with two goals and a bit of a bulge.

And then the roof fell in.

The Bruins dominated the last half of the game, erased a 3-1 deficit, and missed winning the game in regulation only due to the goaltending of Dustin Wolf before winning the game in overtime 4-3.

Tough loss for the Flames who hit a post early in the third which would have put them up 4-1.

Next up on the homestand, we see the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.

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The work boots were back.

The Flames seemed to finally look dispirited in the third period of the Tampa game; the first time this season I felt the team kind of mailed it in.

Tonight though they were back to that trench warfare game plan and gave the Florida Panthers fits in a 3-0 win over the Florida Panthers, that was a lot closer than the three goal margin would suggest.

Dustin Wolf was the difference in the first half of the game or the game could have easily gone down a different path.

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The Lightning came in playing pretty good hockey.

To be a hockey club like that you need to be firing on all cylinders. The Flames were not.

Outplayed badly in the second period, the Flames scored two late middle frame goals making the score 4-3 heading into the third with a chance.

Instead they give up a quick goal, and then get routed by a 8-3 score on home ice; ending a seven game home point streak.

Burn the tape on that one.

Ugly for the last 40 minutes.

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