It’s not how many goals you give up, it’s how many you score. Or something. That seems to be the philosophy the Flames are taking early this season, at least.
Feel of the game
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: the Flames got off to a great start, controlling pace of play and generating chances, but they just couldn’t score. That was their first period in a nutshell; they were unfortunate to not have taken the lead early on.
And then, everything unravelled in the second. The Flames bobbled the puck in the offensive zone on the powerplay, leading to a shorthanded chance for the Avalanche, and Mike Smith couldn’t stop it.