And lo, just when the Flames fall into a six-way tie for last place in the NHL, they snatch up another two points and get themselves in a tie with Winnipeg as the teams with the third-worst points record in the league.
The better fate the Flames deserved against Columbus came against Vancouver. The Flames were roughly controlling play until they scored; once they were on the board, the Canucks finally kicked it into gear. (Though you'd suspect if it had been the other way around, the Flames would've been the one generating more shot attempts.) (They still only had four over the final 11:44 of the second period, which, yikes.