On Saturday afternoon, the Calgary Flames ran Carolina’s show in the first period. They didn’t win. On Tuesday night, they ran Pittsburgh’s show in the first period. Once again, they did not win.
Speaking to the media following the game, interim coach Geoff Ward noted that the team needs to work on their game management.
“There’s lots of positives we can take out of the hockey game,” said Ward. “But the biggest thing for us is when we get into situations where it’s crunch time we have to stay composed and we have to manage the game a little bit better.