On Wednesday, the Calgary Flames played loose defensive hockey and were thumped by Edmonton. On Friday in Toronto, they were much more structured and engaged against the Leafs. They weren’t perfect, but the Flames never trailed en route to a tight 4-3 win against Toronto.
The rundown
The Flames didn’t generate a ton of good chances in the first period, but they made the ones they generated count.
The visitors opened the scoring 79 seconds into the game. Matthew Tkachuk received a pass from Nikita Nesterov and spun and fire from the side boards through traffic.