CALGARY – Four games in, a troubling pattern has emerged for the Calgary Flames.
They just can’t finish.
Games, that is.
While finishing around the net was the No. 1 concern going into the season, at issue of late has been the team’s inability to finish off opponents.
Tuesday’s 4-2 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights marked the third straight game in which the Flames finished with a faceplant.
This disappearing act saw the lads squander a 2-0 first-period lead. The visitors responded by scoring four straight, including three in the final period.
As part of a three-game skid in which the Flames have led once, trailed once and been tied going into the third period, Calgary has been outscored 9-1 in the final frame.
“Good teams find a way to win in third period,” said MacKenzie Weegar, wh