"The beginning of the year, those were the ones that were going against us. We'd miss an open net at one end and they'd come down and score, but it seems like the tables have kind of turned," Talbot said. "You play your way into those lucky bounces."
Rinaldo, who was a healthy scratch for Calgary's 5-4 overtime win at the Colorado Avalanche on Monday, made it 3-0 at 5:28 of the second period. He did not play in five of Calgary's previous six games.
"Zac's all about the team. (If) he's sitting on the bench, he has high energy, he's talking all the time, encouraging guys," Ward said. "Then he goes out on the ice and plays, and the last couple of games he's played he's had impacts in a number of ways."
Monahan, who scored in overtime Monday, extended his point streak to seven games with a goal at 14:18 to give the Flames a 4-0 lead.
Chychrun scored at 19:49 of the second to make it 4-1.
"You can never be happy with a start like that," Chychrun said. "It kind of puts you behind the 8-ball and it's hard to play like that. We had a lot of chances, but their goalie kept them in it."
Lucic's goal at 14:32 of the third made it 5-1, and Kessel scored on a power play at 19:28 for the 5-2 final.
"It's extremely gratifying to know that when everybody is buying in, this is how successful we can be," Talbot said.
