One win, and the Flames will claim top spot to both the Pacific Division and Western Conference. One win, and they’ll clinch home ice through the first three rounds of the playoffs, should they make it that far.
It would be especially dramatic for that win to come against the Sharks.
The Flames ended February with a seven-game winning streak, and started March with a four-game losing streak. That briefly called for panic, especially as the Sharks were in the midst of a six-game winning streak – and, with that, briefly took over first place in the division and conference for like… five days.