For the second consecutive game, the Calgary Flames were out-played but David Rittich was good. Unfortunately, the Flames couldn’t muster enough goals and lost to the Montreal Canadiens by a 3-2 score.
The Rundown
The Flames were fairly flat in the opening 20 minutes, but David Rittich was sharp early on. Late in the period, the Flames managed to open the scoring. Mikael Backlund flung the puck towards the front of the net from below the goal line. The pass went through Michael Frolik’s legs (and past a few Canadiens defenders) right to Matthew Tkachuk, and Tkachuk’s quick wrister went off Frolik’s shinpad and beat Carey Price to make it 1-0 Flames.