from the CP at GlobalNews,

There is now a quick and straightforward path to the NHL playoffs for the Calgary Flames.

A win in regulation over the Los Angeles Kings in Calgary’s final home game of the season Thursday will put the Flames in the post-season for the first time since 2009.

Calgary’s 3-2 win over the Arizona Coyotes combined with the Kings’ 4-2 loss up the highway to the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday gave Calgary 95 points in third place in the Pacific Division — two points up on the Kings.

The Flames can put insurmountable distance on the defending Stanley Cup champions with a victory in regulation Thursday.

“We’ve been trying to take care of business leading up to this game,” Flames defenceman Dennis Wideman said.

“We knew just the way everyone seems to be winning, we knew it would come down to this game as long as we won ours. And we have been. So here we go.”

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