Calgary Flames Post-Game: Flames flummoxed against the Blues, lose 5-2

The Calgary Flames lost 5-2 to the St. Louis Blues on Friday night. The Blues had played on Thursday in Edmonton and were rested.

The Blues took the lead early in the game. The Flames fought back late in that period. They had three power plays in a row, but couldn't generate many chances. The Blues added an insurance goal in third period, when Pavel Buchnevich beat Jacob Markstrom. It was 3-2 to the Blues. Flames lost the match. There were 15 shots in first period and 9 in second period at five-on-five. High-danger chances were 8-4 for the Flames. Shots were 14-12 Flames and 14 -11 Blues, with 5- on-5 chances being 7-1.

The Calgary Flames lost 5-2 to the Blues. The Flames had a lot of shots but didn't do enough to make the game difficult for the goalie. Their power play had six shots and none on their 22-second two-man advantage.

Mackey scored twice for the Red Warriors. Calgary Flames lost 5-2 to the Blues.

The Flames got within one goal in the middle of the third period, but gave up two goals in 61 seconds.

The Flames were without Chris Tanev for the second consecutive game. Milan Lucic returned to the lineup after a three-game absence. The Flames are back in their black third jerseys for Friday's game and they went 3-0-1 in those threads. They are in San Jose on Sunday night for a late (8:30 p.m. MT) game with the Sharks.