The anatomy of the Calgary Flames’ 19th loss of the 2019-20 season was both familiar and a little bit different. They faced a 4-3 overtime setback to the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday evening.
The Flames scored first, for just the 14th time in 37 games.
The Flames led after the first period, for just the 11th time in 37 games.
But the Flames, once again, laid an egg in the second period and lost momentum. They’ve only led after 40 minutes 11 times this season, which is way too infrequently for a team that has this much (on paper) talent.