Flames Playoff Post-Game: Flames come up short in Game 2 against Edmonton

Folks, we have ourselves a series.

After a track meet in Game 1 where the Calgary Flames and the Edmonton Oilers both played fairly poorly, we got a Game 2 where the teams were various degrees of good in most game situations. In a game punctuated by a lot of special teams play, with advantages skewed towards the visitors, the Oilers battled to a 5-3 victory over the Flames in Game 2.

This series is tied 1-1 headed back to Edmonton.

The rundown

The Flames opened the scoring three minutes into the opening period. The Elias Lindholm line gained the offensive zone and then started cycling the puck. Michael Stone’s had two point shots blocked, but his third clapper got through and beat Mike Smith to…