On Tuesday, the Calgary Flames weren’t good to start their game against Toronto. They got off to a better start on Thursday in Montreal against the Canadiens, but they never got out of first gear en route to a one-sided 4-2 loss to the Habs at Bell Centre.
The rundown
The Flames were decent in the opening period but their execution wasn’t quite there – lots of passes that just missed their mark, or pucks that were overplayed. After Juuso Valimaki was tagged with a hooking minor, the Montreal power play couldn’t get set up in the offensive zone.