In Calgary, Mike Smith made 31 saves to shut out the visiting Minnesota Wild, 2-0.
Elias Lindholm provided all the offense Smith needed with both goals.
“You always want to win every game,” Lindholm said. “Minnesota played a good game. [Smith] made some huge saves for us at key moments, so we have to thank him for this one.”
The Flames improved to 18-9-2.
“We found ways to score,” Lindholm said. “I think it’s good for us and good for the team. We keep finding ways to score and keep winning.”
Calgary has now gone 8-1-1 in their 10 games.
The Wild dropped to 15-11-2,
“I thought we were sloppy. Right from the get-go, they have two really good chances in the first five minutes. I always think for the most part the effort is there, but for a lot of our guys, they weren’t handling the puck well. (Goalie) Alex [Stalock] played a really good game and kept us in there, especially at the beginning,” Wild head coach Bruce Boudreau said.
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Alex Stalock made 18 saves in the loss.
“I thought we were good again,” Stalock said. “It’s been three games in a row where we’ve played good, honest hockey. We’re just not getting bounces right now, I think.”
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