Joakim Nordstrom and Andrew Mangiapane scored for the Flames, who are 2-8-0 in their last 10 and 5-8-0 since Darryl Sutter took over as head coach. David Rittich stopped 26 shots in the first of back-to-back games between the division rivals.
“In order to keep up, the team has to play at a pace,” Sutter said. “You have to be able to execute at that pace and check at that pace. For some of our players, that’s difficult.”
Toronto has won five of seven meetings between the teams this season. The Flames host the Maple Leafs again Monday.
Calgary trails the Montreal Canadiens, holding down the fourth and final playoff spot in the division, by six points.
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