The Calgary Flames have been one of the NHL’s top road teams in the 2021-22 season. But the structure and precision that’s been their calling card this season was absent on Thursday night, as they played a fairly sloppy road game en route to a 4-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens to begin a seven game road trip.
The rundown
The Flames opened the scoring early in the first period. Oliver Kylington pinched to maintain possession, then fed it to the point. Trevor Lewis made a shot that was tipped by Mikael Backlund past Jake Allen to give the visitors a 1-0 lead.