Calgary Flames 2 Vancouver Canucks 5

That’s not the way anyone imagined opening night going.....we don’t think. Calgary was just out EVERYTHING’d by Vancouver en route to their first loss of the 2018-19 season. The good news is there’s 81 more....right....that’s good news...no? Here’s the rest of the best of what wasn’t covered in our Recap or Rate The Flames.

Tidbits

-Power Play: If you hated last year’s PP, you’re gonna LOVE this season’s version....not. Vancouver couldn’t stop giving the Flames power play opportunities last night. They were in such a giving mood they gave Calgary 7 PPO and as sure as the sun rises in the morning, the Flames came up empty. 0 for %&$#ing 7.

-Firsts: Speaking of being in a giving mood, Calgary gave Elias Pettersson his first NHL goal AND his first NHL assist. Way to go Flames!

-Can’t Win ‘Em All: Calgary now drops to 0-8-1 in their last 9 season openers. Yuck. Calgary has been outscored 42-17 over that span and lost to the Canucks 3 times during the 9 game skid.

-Continuing Disturbing Trend: The Flames out shot the Canucks on the night 35-23, yet only managed 2 goals.

Rate the Flames Results (Average Out of 3 Stars)

Top 5 Flames:

1. Matthew Tkachuk 2.38
2. Dillon Dube 2.09
3. Sean Monahan 1.98
4. Austin Czarnik 1.915
5. Travis Hamonic 1.913

Bottom 5 Flames:

1. Sam Bennett 1.42
2. Mike Smith 1.36
3. Mark Jankowski 1.27
4. Michael Frolik 1.09
5. Mike Stone 1.05

Highlights

Post Game Reaction