After a quiet trade deadline, the Calgary Flames returned to action for a clash with the New York Islanders. The Flames continued a stretch of strong two-way play and beat the Islanders by a 3-1 score in their return to Nassau Coliseum.
The Rundown
Neither team scored in the opening period, though the Flames did a nice job generating shots, chances and momentum. They out-shot the Islanders 9-6 and out-chanced them 11-6.
The Flames opened the scoring early in the second period on the power play. After Mark Jankowski drew a penalty, Matthew Tkachuk scored a heck of a goal.