The Calgary Flames beat the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night in Calgary in a game neither team was completely happy with, especially Minnesota. The Wild were much better at home against the Flames on Tuesday night in the rematch, but the Flames were just a little bit better.
The Flames rode strong special teams and goaltending performances to a 5-1 victory over the Wild to sweep their home-and-home set.
The rundown
The Flames drew an early power play, as Tyler Toffoli was fouled on the forecheck. On the ensuing PP, Matthew Tkachuk received a cross-zone pass from Elias Lindholm and leaned into it with a one-timer that beat Cam Talbot to make it 1-0 Flames.