The Pittsburgh Penguins are a really good hockey team. They were missing eight regulars for Monday night’s contest against the Calgary Flames but make no mistake about it, they’re a damn fine hockey club. The Calgary Flames are the hottest team in the National Hockey League and they had their hands full all evening long at the Saddledome. It was 65 thrilling minutes of action, with the Flames narrowly grinding out a 4-3 shootout victory over the defending Stanley Cup champions.
The victory pushes the Flames a little bit closer to a berth in the Stanley Cup playoffs and stretches their winning streak to a franchise record tying 10 games.