It came down to the wire, but the Calgary Flames now know what they’ve suspected for at least a week.
Their first-round opponents in the NHL playoffs are the Anaheim Ducks, who dispatched the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 in overtime Sunday and captured their fifth straight Pacific Division title.
The Flames, who wrapped up their regular season with a 3-1 loss to the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center, finished in the first wild-card spot in the Western Conference with a 45-33-4 record.
“We’re playing a really good team that’s deep and has lots of experience and is going to be a great challenge for us,” Flames general manager Brad Treliving said Sunday night after the dust settled.