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You know when the Flames and Stars play it will be a tight, low scoring game featuring all world goaltending.

Last year.

This year it’s 31 goals in three games between the two clubs including tonight’s 11 goal, 6-5 Dallas overtime victory in Calgary.

The Flames were down 2-0 just two minutes into the game, and 3-1 after 20 minutes but fought back to take two leads before falling in overtime.

In a regular hockey game, the point would have been a good story, but the Flames need the points badly and gaining one, while better than none, is a tough pill to swallow.

Next up back to back games in the LA area against the Kings and Ducks.

Tick … tick … tick.

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What more can you say?

You have to win games like Anaheim on Friday night, and Arizona tonight if you want to dig out of a hole.

Sure they played well against Ottawa, but results are results and that’s a 1-1-1 record in a streak where they needed at least five points and certainly more than three.

The Jets lost in Carolina which helps, but a sloppy game in Tempe hurts them badly in the standing with now 14 games to play.

A complete lack of focus and patience for the Flames and they paid for it.

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Super disappointing game on Friday night, but with a convincing Flames 5-1 win over the Senators tonight they can say they’ve won three of four which is certainly a positive.

The negative, of course, back to back Jets wins in Florida moving them two points further away from the goal.

Tonight a great night from three Swedes with Elias Lindholm, Mikael Backlund and Rasmus Andersson combining on the first two goals before giving way to the Kadri/Huberdeau line (bolstered by Dillon Dube) to put the game away.

Uphill battle continues on Tuesday night in Arizona.

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So yeah don’t get ahead of yourself.

The Flames completed a road trip sweep on a tough mini trip but that doesn’t escape the season from hell clearly.

Tonight back to the script where you outplay the opposition but just can’t create and finish enough to win the hockey game.

The Flames out shot the Ducks badly but just couldn’t get enough pucks past John Gibson and with that another missed opportunity to get back into the playoff hunt.

Next up the Ottawa Senators on Sunday night.

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Jacob Markstrom stole that one.

It just has to be stated that simply. There can be no debate.

It was a slow build with a good first, an even better second and then a heart stopping third period where the Flame’s goaltender stood on his head and carried his team to a shutout shootout win.

On the way he needed some help, as the Wild scored in overtime but had the goal overturned on an off side.

But at that point he had stolen a point, great story that the call went his way and he was able to finish the job.

The win is huge … it moves the Flames to within four points of the Jets as things tighten up.

Ladies and gentleman, the Flames have entered the chat.

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