45 games into the 2018-19 season, the Calgary Flames are sitting at 27-13-4 which puts them first in the Western Conference with 58 points and second place overall in the league.
Simply put, the Flames are playing their best hockey in this era of the Flames, and perhaps their best hockey since the 80’s. That’s not an exaggeration either.
Calgary has gotten scoring from their big five players in Johnny Gaudreau, Sean Monahan, Elias Lindholm, Matthew Tkachuk, and Mark Giordano. They’ve gotten superb goaltending from David Rittich, and strong defensive play from their D core.