We were slow in first 2 periods.
The first line of Tkachuk-Lindholm-Mangiapane is not dangerous at all with only minimal sustained zone pressure. They had very few serious/dangerous scoring chances compared to the 2nd (Backlund-Monahan-Bennett) and 3rd lines (Gaudreau-Ryan-Lucic) and they were on the ice for the 1st and 3rd goal against. It's past time to put the nail in that line's coffin.
Once the classic lines got rearranged and Bennett scored to open the floodgates, then the Flames looked much more dangerous.
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