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Ducks 3, Flames 1 post-game embers: Failure to adapt

CALGARY, AB - DECEMBER 29: Calgary Flames Defenceman Dennis Wideman (6) rushes during a game between the Calgary Flames and the Anaheim Ducks on December 29, at the Scotiabank Saddledome, in Calgary AB.(Photo by Jose Quiroz/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The Flames had a big opportunity with this one. If they'd won in regulation, they would have been right up there with the Ducks in points percentage, and a real threat to get into the top three of the Pacific Division. And not by games played, as they were before - but for real.

Of course, that's a bit of a tall order.