It was very obvious watching that the Flames were a bit drowsy to start the contest. Taking a penalty in the first minute has you starting by chasing and disrupts the flow that would normally get you into the game. Flames got lucky, but you need to be good to be lucky and lucky to be good, and it helps when you’re the team that gets quality goaltending.
It’s a Team Game – CF% - 50.35%, SCF% - 50.7%, HDCF% - 58%, xGF% - 51.96%. The fact that the Flames won the ratio matchup showing up for just the third period is a bit unusual.