The Calgary Flames came into Friday night’s game with the New York Rangers needing a win to jump into first place. They looked equal parts composed and hungry in a 5-1 victory over the Rangers at the Scotiabank Saddledome.
The Rundown
The Flames opened the scoring midway through the first period. After a successful penalty kill, the Flames had their lines jumbled up a bit. Matthew Tkachuk collected the puck in the defensive end, skated around the back of the net, and lobbed the puck across the neutral zone. It landed in the Rangers zone, Johnny Gaudreau out-skated a defender and deked out Alexandar Georgiev to make it 1-0 Flames.