After a fairly uneven and uninspired effort on Thursday in Manhattan, the Calgary Flames completed their tour of the New York City metro area on Sunday evening when they faced Brooklyn’s New York Islanders. Despite getting down by a 2-0 margin at one point the Flames were generally the better team. They were eventually rewarded for their efforts, with sophomore sensation Matthew Tkachuk factoring into three goals – one way or another – en route to a 3-2 road win over the Islanders.
The Rundown
The Flames got off to a decent start, but they couldn’t bury their chances and the Islanders took a lead on a weird play (and an uncharacteristically soft goal on Mike Smith).