After two games in 48 hours, the Flames don't have to play on Wednesday but can prepare for another battle against the Blues on Thursday. There's a tweet on social media that someone said when anyone looks at the Flames roster; they would never believe that the club would be in or battling for a playoff spot.

St. Louis earned a hard-fought 2-1 win over Calgary, keeping the Blues close to the Flames in the standings, with a rematch coming Thursday.

The Blues dug in a game they had to have; Parayko was in beast mode; fourth line contributes more than just grit

Yegor Sharangovich had a short-handed goal and an assist, and Rory Kerins had two assists in his NHL debut for the Flames (21-14-7), who have won three in a row and four of six. Dustin Wolf, who is 7-1-1 in his past nine starts, made 23 saves.

CHICAGO — Jakob Pelletier had two goals and an assist, helping the Calgary Flames beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Monday night. Mikael Backlund, Yegor Sharangovich and Jake Bean also scored for Calgary in its third consecutive victory.

Jakob Pelletier scored twice, and the Calgary Flames jumped out to an early first-period lead to defeat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2. The Flames started strong in the first period as Pelletier scored his first goal of the night just over a minute into the game.