The Calgary Flames have played a lot of road games to begin the 2021-22 season and if there’s a team that understands the grind, it’s the New York Islanders. The Islanders hosted the Flames on Saturday in the very first game at the UBS Arena.
The Flames weren’t perfect, but never trailed in a special-teams heavy 5-2 victory over the Islanders.
The rundown
The Flames made history early, scoring the first-ever goal at UBS Arena. The goal was scored by Brad Richardson, as Milan Lucic’s forecheck caused Matt Martin to spin and give the puck away in the Islanders’ zone.