The Calgary Flames began their 2022 Stanley Cup playoff journey on Tuesday night with a home win over the Dallas Stars. The game began with much pomp, circumstance, and ballyhoo, but turned into a bit of a grinding slog in the second period. Nevertheless, the Flames managed to grind out a victory.
Here are five takeaways from Game 1.
They are who we thought they’d be
The Flames probably had a goal to minimize chances at five-on-five. They out-shot Dallas 19-10, out-chanced them 11-9 and high-danger chances were even at 3-3. The Flames were pretty good at five-on-five overall, but when the game became penalty-filled in the second period, their momentum got completely up-ended.