Three positives from win over Panthers that bode well for Flames

3. Flames aided by secondary scoring outburst

A severe lack of secondary scoring has hampered the Flames all season. That changed in an irrefutable way on Tuesday, hopefully permanently. Blake Coleman and Rasmus Andersson scored a goal each while Sean Monahan netted two, precisely the secondary scoring support the Flames were in desperate need of. Coleman and Monahan both have six on the season, 33 percent of which have come against Florida.

I’m sure those gents wouldn’t mind playing Florida every night. The rest of the team, however, would probably beg to differ. Andersson, who opened the Flames’ account, netted his first goal of the season. It was the defenceman’s first goal in 57 shots. When probed by Sportsnet broadcaster Ryan Leslie about his offensive drought, Andersson answered quite bluntly, saying it was about time. Couldn’t agree more, Rasmus.

Scoring four of five goals, the Flames’ supporting cast exceeded all expectations. While Darryl Sutter would be bonkers to expect such a prolific outburst on a nightly basis, he’ll be delighted to see the lads break out of their respective slumps, and he’ll want to see more of it in the games to come. Calgary’s long-term success depends on it.