The Calgary Flames played an awful first period tonight. One of their worst all season. Heck, maybe one of the worst in several seasons. But then they bounced back and played good enough to win, but made enough miscues that they managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory once more.
A bad penalty to Mark Giordano and a defensive miscue by Dennis Wideman was enough to cement Calgary's 11th regulation loss of the season, by a 3-1 score to the host Tampa Bay Lightning.
THE RUNDOWN
The Flames were baaad in the first.