November 23rd – CGY @ CBJ
The Calgary Flames faced the Columbus Blue Jackets, who had only lost one game in regulation their last 11 games. They also hadn’t been shutout yet that season, and guess who shut them out? (If it wasn’t the Flames this would be a horrible Segway).
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But yes, the Flames beat Columbus 2-0. The Blue Jackets have only lost five games in regulation this whole season, one coming against the Flames. The Blue Jackets were also leading, and continue to lead, on the PP. They’re 24.6% on the PP, however, even with their 34 SOG and four PP opportunities, they couldn’t beat The Chad (again, thank you to our lord and savior Chad Johnson). Their home PP is even better, with an incredible 33.3%. Thankfully for the Flames, their home PK wasn’t that great, with 79.4%. But the Flames still managed to get a PP goal, going 1/3 that night.
I think this was actually the game where their special teams started to improve. They kept climbing up the special teams ladder and they haven’t looked back since.
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Well, we can’t say for sure what the Calgary Flames record would look if they hadn’t done as well with special teams as of late. But as of right now, the Flames are third in the pacific division. They’re also over 0.500 for the first time since January 7th, 2016. If they can keep this up and keep their special teams in check, their season just might last longer than April.