Job done.
And another tick in the win column for the upstart Flames, who overcame two third-period deficits and a heart-stopping six-round shootout to defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 at the Scotiabank Saddledome Tuesday night.
Rasmus Andersson, MacKenzie Weegar and Nazem Kadri scored in regulation time - Kadri's a last gasp equalizer with the Calgary net empty - and Justin Kirkland wrote another chapter in what's already been a magical October, scoring the shootout winner in his first-ever attempt in the NHL.
The Flames are now 5-0-1 to start the season, a six-game span that marks the longest point streak to begin a campaign since the club moved to Calgary 44 years ago.
Calgary controlled the play off the drop of the puck, outshooting Pittsburgh 7-1 by the time the first TV timeout rolled around.
Blake Coleman’s one-timer from the slot proved to be the toughest early test for Penguins keeper Alex Nedeljkovic, who denied Coleman again midway through the frame after the Flames winger was set up from behind the net by linemate Mikael Backlund.
With just over eight minutes left on the clock, the locals broke through.
Off an odd-man rush, the puck bounced to a streaking Andersson, who cut in from the left side and from in tight, popped his third goal of the campaign past Nedeljkovic, prompting a roar from the crowd, and a stare-down celebration directed at a visiting fan in Row 1.