The Calgary Flames took three of four points from the Toronto Maple Leafs. They weren’t perfect, but they had nice energy and battle level and generally defended well. On Thursday in Ottawa, though, it appeared that their gas tank ran empty in the final two periods in the back half of a back-to-back stretch.
The Flames took one in the teeth, losing 6-1 to the Senators in their first of four consecutive games against Ottawa.
The rundown
Rittich made the initial save on Tim Stuetzle, but booted rebound into the net-front area and Drake Batherson put the loose puck past the Flames goaltender to make it 1-0 Ottawa.