The Calgary Flames began a four game road trip on Sunday night, starting it off with a visit to the Chicago Blackhawks. The Flames were a bit defensively shaky at times, as they were against Seattle, but they looked better as the game wore on.
The Flames skated to a 5-1 victory over Chicago to begin their road trip with two points.
The rundown
Chicago took advantage of some defensive shakiness by the Flames early and took the lead. The Flames lost a couple puck battles and weren’t able to race back into their defensive positions.