It's not the kind of record the Calgary Flames wanted to set.
Not only did the team's 5-0 loss to the St. Louis Blues on Thursday extended their losing streak to six games, but it marked an entirely separate low: the Flames haven't even held the lead in nearly that entire timeframe.
Via @Sportsnet: #Flames pic.twitter.com/9C0jW07dxY
— Ryan Pike (@RyanNPike) November 22, 2019
The last time Bill Peters' team held any sort of lead was during their 5-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Nov. 7, when Sean Monahan scored a go-ahead goal halfway through the second period.
Since then? Six consecutive losses. Calgary has been outscored 23-5 in those games. They have not played even with the score tied since a Nov. 9 game against St. Louis went to overtime (the Flames lost 3-2). The Flames have been shut out in three straight road games for the first time in franchise history.
Calgary players reportedly held their second closed-door meeting in the locker room in just eight games after the latest beating, in which team captain Mark Giordano told reporters they offered "just a lot of honesty" to one another.
Head coach Peters told reporters on Nov. 5 that the Flames "need more out of some veteran guys" amid their ugly downward trajectory, disappointing for a group that expected to contend as the Western Conference's team to beat again this season.
The team will need to find that "more" soon or face season-defining consequences. After all, a certain team east of Alberta just recently went 400 minutes without holding a lead, and their coach was fired.