from Scott Burnside of ESPN,
Remember when the Calgary Flames got off to that great start and everyone was waiting for the bottom to fall out? Then when Calgary went winless in eight everyone said "Oh, okay, this is it. See you next year." Um, not so fast.
The Flames came up with a nice 2-1 win over the defending Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings on Monday night and have won three in a row, and are now tied in points with the Kings for the second wild card spot in the Western Conference. Jonas Hiller is back in a groove in goal, going 3-0-1 in his last four starts while allowing just seven goals along the way. Meanwhile, Johnny Gaudreau picked up an assist on the winner in the first period and has shouldered his way into the Rookie of the Year discussion.
Johnny Hockey has 30 points, five back of Filip Forsberg of Nashville as the two have pulled miles ahead of the rest of the competition vis-à-vis first-year point-producers.
read on for Custance on Brodeur, LeBrun in the Jets and Strang on the Islanders...
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