The Calgary Flames entered Saturday night’s game against the Nashville Predators missing a couple key pieces, namely captain Mark Giordano and two-way center Mikael Backlund. But playing against a similarly depleted Predators roster, the Flames merely stuck to their game-plan, relied on their depth, and grinded out a 5-2 victory over Nashville.
The Rundown
The opening 20 minutes were very scrambly, with both teams getting decent looks but a lot of plays falling apart just inside the offensive bluelines on both sides. The Flames opened the scoring 72 seconds in, though, as after an initial scoring chance fell apart Elias Lindholm found Oliver Kylington sliding into the slot.