The Calgary Flames came into Los Angeles on a bit of a slide, having lost three of their previous four games. They made a few lineup shuffles, notably slotting in rookie netminder Jon Gillies in for Brian Elliott, and they were full marks in a 4-1 victory over the Kings.
After the emotion and physicality of their previous meeting with the Kings, this game was rather emotionless and tactical. In other words: it was the game the Flames seemingly needed to get back on track.
THE RUNDOWN
The Flames had a decent first. They skated well and didn’t have their habitual defensive zone collapses like they’ve had in recent weeks.