The Calgary Flames played their best hockey of the season over the last few games, beginning with a close victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. Returning to the scene of them finding their game eight days ago, the Flames played a couple fabulous periods of hockey tonight.
Unfortunately, their effort was spoiled by inopportune (and borderline) penalty calls and an unraveling of their game in the third period. They lost 5-1 to Chicago, but the score in no way reflects the Flames' effort.
THE RUNDOWN
The Flames might've had their best first period of the season tonight.