Over the past few weeks, whenever the Calgary Flames have struggled it has been because their special teams units failed to put them over the top. On Saturday evening in Dallas, their special teams units were the absolute difference in a 5-1 victory.
“The special teams were huge for us tonight,” said interim head coach Geoff Ward. “The power play looked like it did for long stretches last year. I think the key for us tonight is that the puck movement was quick and it was on the tape, so we were able to one-touch a lot of pucks around, not allowing the box to re-set.