The Calgary Flames scraped out a 2-1 shootout win against the St. Louis Blues last night at the Dome, and honestly, you gotta take 'em any way they come right now. Connor Zary got us on the board early in the first, a real nice bit of work there, but then we just kinda… stalled. The Blues tied it up in the second with Holloway getting one past Markstrom, and then it was just a grind. Overtime was a bit of a nail-biter, but Joel Farabee finally put the biscuit in the basket during the shootout to seal it. Markstrom stood on his head when he needed to, which is good, 'cause sometimes it feels like we ask him to do too much.
It wasn't pretty, no, not like a Stampede pancake breakfast, but a win's a win. With this one, the Calgary Flames move to 27-34-7, still sitting seventh in the Pacific and a long way out of the wild card picture. But hey, it breaks that losing streak, which is somethin'. We got a few more home games coming up, and we just gotta keep building on these small victories. Every point matters, even if the playoff dream is fading faster than a Chinook arch in August. We need to find some consistency, especially with the schedule tightening up.
Right now, the mood in Calgary is probably a mix of relief and a bit of 'well, that was something.' We'll take the two points, absolutely. It wasn't the kind of dominant performance you want to see, but it shows a bit of grit to pull it out in the shootout. We’re not out there setting the world on fire, but we’re not completely rolling over either. We just gotta keep working, keep grinding.
Red and gold forever — give'r, Calgary.
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