I certainly didn't expect this start and am still pretty guarded on my expectations, but I will just enjoy the ride.
As for this game, I thought the Islanders were better by a slight margin, but Markstrom was the difference. It makes up for the first two games where the Flames were the better team but couldn't get the win. It happens and I feel these things usually average out over the season. Being game 6 of a 7 game eastern road trip, they played great. Sutter's deployment, line balancing, and game management is paying dividends right now in terms of how much energy the team still has.
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