Calgary Flames Post-Game: Southerners win low-event Battle of Alberta

Back when Ville Nieminen wore 24 for the Calgary Flames, he coined a phrase: “hospital hockey.” The phrase was used to describe tight-checking, low-event hockey, and referred to how much patience it took to play that style. The Flames hosted the Edmonton Oilers on Monday evening and seemed to embrace hospital hockey.

In a very low-event affair, the Flames skated away with a 3-1 victory over the Oilers.

The rundown

The opening period was quite low-event. The Oilers had two power plays but didn’t score. The Flames had one power play but didn’t score. The teams combined for four scoring chances (3-1 Flames) and shots were 8-6 Flames (5-5 at five-on-five). It wasn’t a bad period, but it was…