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The Flames don’t have the most talent laden lineup.

Playing the way they need to play to win games is a taxing experience. If the opposition matches their work ethic they can get themselves in trouble and chase the game.

Tonight the Oilers came out roaring and the Flames couldn’t get a handle on the game before it was 2-0 Edmonton, leaving the Flames chasing the game the rest of the way.

They tied it up in the third period before giving up the game winner on a late Edmonton powerplay on the way to a 4-2 Edmonton win on Sunday night.

Still can’t believe these teams only play three times … and in back to back seasons. Head scratcher.

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Two nights ago the Flames had a sketchy effort in Utah when Mikael Backlund played his 1000th game.

It didn’t sit well with the team.

Tonight, with Backlund celebrating the milestone before the game the team showed up in spades, breaking up a 50 minute scoreless tie with three late goals to beat the Devils 3-0 and snap a four game skid.

Dan Vladar out duels his former battery mate to post the shut out.

Calgary plays the Oilers on Sunday night.

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The Flames are reeling.

After a 5-0-1 start to the season, the undermanned club has hit the diversion to the mean smack between the eyes as they’ve lost four straight and have been outscored 10-1 in the last two games after getting thumped 5-1 in Utah tonight.

Five on five the Flames were solid through two periods, but were out goalied and out special teamed in falling to the ex Coyotes.

The Flames didn’t get the outcome they were looking for on Mikael Backlund night, and now return to play Jacob Markstrom and the Devils on Friday night.

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Wheels coming off?

The Calgary Flames dropped their third straight on the season after going six games to start the season without a regulation loss.

Tonight they had a good start, and a solid road first period, but were then outclassed the rest of the way in a laugher; a 5-0 Knight win in Vegas on Monday night.

A good start to the season, but you can’t hide what you have or what you are. The Flames haven’t been good in their last five, and they’re starting to get the results you’d expect.

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The Flames have been pretty inconsistent from the start of the season, at least for a team that hadn’t lost in regulation.

Slow starts, bad periods, but they always found a way to win the game or at least pick up a point.

That finally caught up with them on Thursday night.

The Hurricane’s were full marks for a solid 4-2 road victory with the Flames down 3-0 and chasing the game from early in the second period.

This time they never recovered.

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