Brewin Flames Posted November 11, 2023 Author Share Posted November 11, 2023 Game # 13 Flames 4 Leafs 5 Domi scores shootout winner to lift Maple Leafs to 5-4 win over Flames 0:42 Maple Leafs take down Flames in a shootout Max Domi scores the winning goal for the Toronto Maple Leaves in a shootout vs. the Calgary Flames. ByAP Updated: Nov 11, 2023, 12:19 am TORONTO -- — Max Domi scored in the fifth round of the shootout and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Calgary Flames 5-4 on Friday night. William Nylander had two goals and an assist, and John Tavares and Calle Jarnkrok also scored for Toronto, which has won two of three. Joseph Woll made 24 saves. “We battled,” Nylander said. “Just sticking with it.” Nylander extended his franchise-record point streak to open a season to 14 games. “One of the best players in the world right now,” Domi said of Nylander. “Every time he touches the puck, something dangerous is happening.” Connor Zary, Nikita Zadorov, A.J. Greer and Martin Pospisil had goals as Calgary snapped a two-game win streak. MacKenzie Weegar added two assists and Dan Vladar stopped 32 shots. “Pretty good effort being able to crawl back and secure a point,” Flames center Nazem Kadri said. “Proud of our effort.” Domi scored the deciding goal in the shootout upstairs on Vladar before Woll denied Dillon Dube to secure the extra point in the standings. Calgary's Yegor Sharangovich and Toronto's Mitch Marner scored earlier in the tiebreaker. "(Vladar) made a couple big saves on the blocker side,” Domi said. “Figured I would take it to his glove — got a little lucky with the shot and Woller made a huge save. ... Massive win.” Toronto went up 3-1 just 66 seconds into the second period when Nylander stole the puck from Flames defenseman Noah Hanifin on a Calgary power play and ripped his ninth goal of the season. It was the first short-handed goal ever scored by the Nylander family — including father Michael and brother Alex — in 1,548 combined NHL games. “That’s good,” Nylander said with a smile when told of the stat. “Fun to get that one, but the win’s what’s important.” The Maple Leafs then made it 4-1 at 4:45 when Nylander found Tavares in front for his sixth. Calgary got one back 48 seconds later when Zadorov blast his first before Greer brought the Flames within one at 4-3 on a deflection for his second at 12:22. The Flames tied it at 3:22 of the third when Pospisil scored his second from Woll’s doorstep. Nylander had a great chance to complete the hat trick a few minutes later, but fired wide with Vladar out of position. A chaotic overtime saw Vladar deny Nylander from in close and Woll stop Andrew Mangiapane on a breakaway. The Maple Leafs opened the scoring at 3:01 of the first when Nylander capitalized on a broken play. Morgan Rielly then hit the post and Tavares was alone in front as Toronto pressed for more, but Calgary evened it up at 7:02 when Zary chipped his own rebound over Woll for his second. Toronto went back in front at 8:18 when Jarnkrok scored his fourth by finishing off a pretty passing play with Domi and Nick Robertson. “Good job by the guys staying with it, sticking together,” Tavares said. “But we know we’ve got to keep building from here.” Jake McCabe (groin) returned to action for Toronto following a six-game absence, while fellow defenseman John Klingberg sat out with an undisclosed injury of his own. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted November 12, 2023 Author Share Posted November 12, 2023 Game # 14 CGY 1 Sens 4 Senators snap 5-game home losing streak with 4-1 win over Calgary Flames ByAP Updated: Nov 11, 2023, 11:42 pm OTTAWA, Ontario -- — The Ottawa Senators snapped a five-game home ice losing streak with a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames on Saturday night. It was a team effort with Mathieu Joseph, Drake Batherson, Rourke Chartier and Travis Hamonic all scoring. Joonas Korpisalo was solid in goal stopping 24 shots. “Whenever you win it’s always a good feeling,” said Senators captain Brady Tkachuk. “Losing is never fun, so I think we’re getting there. We’re finding our game. We’re finding what makes us successful and we’re just going to keep the ball rolling and keep the momentum going.” Dustin Wolf made his season debut for the Flames making 34 saves, but didn’t get much offensive support as Blake Coleman scored the lone goal for Calgary. “It’s frustrating when you feel like the game’s right there for you,” said Coleman. “They made plays and there was nothing (Wolf) could’ve done on those, obviously. He gave us a great chance to be in this game. He played really well. We wish we could’ve got him his win today.” With his first of the season, Chartier gave the Senators a 3-1 lead early in the third off a nice feed from Dominik Kubalik. It’s Chartier’s second ever NHL goal, with the last coming Oct. 28, 2018. “After sitting out two years and I’d played and as much as I hoped and knew inside myself that I would get another crack, hopefully, you mean you never really know,” said Chartier. “Obviously, I would have liked to get it a few games earlier, but definitely worth the wait. “I think this one probably feels even better than the first one. Hopefully I don’t have to wait as long for the third one.” Less than two minutes later Hamonic scored his first of the season. Ottawa took a 2-0 lead with a power-play goal early in the second. Brady Tkachuk tipped Jakob Chychrun’s shot and the puck went high but Batherson was able to bat it in as it came down. Calgary cut the lead in half 15:52 into the second on a two-on-one when Martin Pospisil fed a wide-open Coleman. The Senators had a two-man advantage for 71 seconds late in the period, but failed to capitalize as Wolf made a number of saves. “I think the American (Hockey) League is pretty different from the NHL,” Wolf said. “Those are some big men out there. It’s a lot tougher for myself to fight through screens, which I thought I did a pretty good job of tonight, but at the end of the day, I felt really good.” The Flames controlled the play for much of the first period, but it was the Senators who struck first when Joseph tipped a Jake Sanderson shot in close. Ottawa’s Erik Brannstrom returned to the lineup after missing five games with a concussion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted November 15, 2023 Author Share Posted November 15, 2023 Games # 15 Flames 2 Habs 1 Markstrom sharp in net to lead Calgary Flames past Montreal Canadiens 2-1 1:35 Calgary Flames vs. Montreal Canadiens: Full Highlights Calgary Flames vs. Montreal Canadiens: Full Highlights ByAP Updated: Nov 15, 2023, 12:08 am MONTREAL -- — Nazem Kadri and Connor Zary scored goals, Jacob Markstrom made 34 saves and the Calgary Flames defeated the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 on Tuesday night. Markstrom earned his third win of the season in his first start in a week due to an upper-body injury. “Our goalie was our best player tonight,” said Flames head coach Ryan Huska. “I thought Marky had a real great night, especially late in the game when they were coming on, he made some really big saves for us.” His best stop was with 1:11 left in the game when he robbed Josh Anderson with a glove save in front of the net to keep Calgary ahead. “Marky was excellent tonight. Unbelievable,” Zary said. “I saw that stop at the end, and that’s what wins you games right there.” Anderson couldn’t believe his luck. “You’re not wrong there,” said Anderson, asked if he had to pinch himself. “I’m definitely getting the looks. Certainly have to change something, maybe a new stick, I don’t know. “I’m still in disbelief.” Gustav Lindstrom scored the lone goal for Montreal, which lost its second in a row. Samuel Montembeault made 27 saves. Up 2-1, Calgary's Andrew Mangiapane appeared to score the 100th goal of his career four minutes into the third period but the play was ruled offside after a Montreal challenge. Montreal had multiple shots with the goalie pulled as time wound down, but couldn’t find the equalizer. Kadri opened the scoring at 2:35 of the second period with a spinning wrist shot past Montembeault after a deke around Christian Dvorak to enter the offensive zone. The lead was short-lived as Lindstrom replied 17 seconds later with his first for the Canadiens off a one-timer that hit Flames defenseman Rasmus Andersson on its way into the net. Zary scored a tap-in off a feed from Andersson and regained the lead for Calgary at 13:07 of the period. Cole Caufield had a chance to tie the game with a one-timer from the slot, but Markstrom shut the door. Some of Markstrom’s best work was in the first. Montreal put the pressure on with nine shots in the first eight minutes, including one from the slot by Caufield that Markstrom turned away with his mask. With under two minutes left in the period, Markstrom stretched out to make a left pad save on Caufield. The Canadiens held a pre-game ceremony for Pierre Turgeon, the newest member of their Ring of Honour. Turgeon was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday after a 19-season career where he totalled 1,327 points in 1,294 games. Turgeon also played for Buffalo, the New York Islanders, St. Louis, Dallas and Colorado. Although Montreal was a short stop, he said playing for the team he watched growing up was special. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegx.ca Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 Finally a game where we didn't allow 3+ goals haha well at least we won another game haha... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted November 17, 2023 Author Share Posted November 17, 2023 Game # 16 Flames 5 Nucks 2 Elias Lindholm's 3-point game helps Flames deal Canucks 2nd loss in 9 games ByAP Updated: Nov 17, 2023, 02:00 am CALGARY, Alberta -- — Elias Lindholm had a goal and two assists and Jonathan Huberdeau ended an 11-game scoring drought, leading the Calgary Flames to a 5-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night. Mackenzie Weegar, Dillon Dube and Noah Hanifin also scored for Calgary (6-8-2), which improved to 4-1-1 in its last six games. Huberdeau added an assist. Jacob Markstrom made 20 saves and improved to 4-6-1 on the season. Elias Pettersson and Nils Hoglander scored for Vancouver (12-4-1), which lost for just the second time in nine games. Casey DeSmith finished with 34 saves in his first loss of the season. Vancouver defenseman Filip Hronek had his 11-game point streak snapped. “I think we were tired. It caught up to us,” Canucks coach Rick Tocchet said. “The second half of the game, listen, they didn’t quit. I got no problem. But you’ve got to learn how to play tired. You’ve got to manage the puck a little more.” The Canucks were coming off a 4-3 overtime victory against the Islanders on Wednesday night. “It’s easy to say but keep it simple, I think,” Hoglander said. “We had a lot of turnovers today. We learn and do better next game.” After Vancouver opened the scoring midway through the first period, the Flames scored the next four goals. Calgary pulled even at 17:53 when Weegar took a drop pass from AJ Greer and ripped a 40-foot wrist shot over DeSmith’s blocker. The Flames took their first lead at 10:49 of the second when Rasmus Andersson’s slap shot squeaked through DeSmith’s pads and Dube reached behind him to knock it over the line. Calgary increased its lead to 3-1 with 36 seconds remaining in the period. In what proved to be the eventual winner, Hanifin carried the puck deep into the Canucks' end and scored with a shot inside the far post. But the biggest ovation – and celebration -- of the night came 5:53 into the third period when Huberdeau got a pass from Backlund and zipped a shot under the crossbar. Huberdeau, who is in the second season of an $84 million, eight-year deal, entered with just seven points in 15 games. Two seasons ago, he had a 115-point season with the Florida Panthers. “Obviously, it felt good. It’s been a while,” Huberdeau said. “It was good to finally get a goal and a big win for us.” Dube said it was nice to see Huberdeau get rewarded for the work he puts in. “His attitude coming to the rink, every day he’s positive and tries to get better,” Dube said. After Hoglander’s goal at 10:06 cut Calgary’s lead to 4-2, Huberdeau assisted on Lindholm’s empty netter at 18:08. Lindholm had also been struggling, having gone pointless in nine of his last 10 games. Off to its fastest start in franchise history, Vancouver opened the scoring at 9:36 on a power play. Pettersson’s one-timer from the faceoff dot completed a slick passing sequence with Quinn Hughes and JT Miller. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yave1964 Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 3 hours ago, Brewin Flames said: Game # 16 Flames 5 Nucks 2 Elias Lindholm's 3-point game helps Flames deal Canucks 2nd loss in 9 games ByAP Updated: Nov 17, 2023, 02:00 am CALGARY, Alberta -- — Elias Lindholm had a goal and two assists and Jonathan Huberdeau ended an 11-game scoring drought, leading the Calgary Flames to a 5-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night. Mackenzie Weegar, Dillon Dube and Noah Hanifin also scored for Calgary (6-8-2), which improved to 4-1-1 in its last six games. Huberdeau added an assist. Jacob Markstrom made 20 saves and improved to 4-6-1 on the season. Elias Pettersson and Nils Hoglander scored for Vancouver (12-4-1), which lost for just the second time in nine games. Casey DeSmith finished with 34 saves in his first loss of the season. Vancouver defenseman Filip Hronek had his 11-game point streak snapped. “I think we were tired. It caught up to us,” Canucks coach Rick Tocchet said. “The second half of the game, listen, they didn’t quit. I got no problem. But you’ve got to learn how to play tired. You’ve got to manage the puck a little more.” The Canucks were coming off a 4-3 overtime victory against the Islanders on Wednesday night. “It’s easy to say but keep it simple, I think,” Hoglander said. “We had a lot of turnovers today. We learn and do better next game.” After Vancouver opened the scoring midway through the first period, the Flames scored the next four goals. Calgary pulled even at 17:53 when Weegar took a drop pass from AJ Greer and ripped a 40-foot wrist shot over DeSmith’s blocker. The Flames took their first lead at 10:49 of the second when Rasmus Andersson’s slap shot squeaked through DeSmith’s pads and Dube reached behind him to knock it over the line. Calgary increased its lead to 3-1 with 36 seconds remaining in the period. In what proved to be the eventual winner, Hanifin carried the puck deep into the Canucks' end and scored with a shot inside the far post. But the biggest ovation – and celebration -- of the night came 5:53 into the third period when Huberdeau got a pass from Backlund and zipped a shot under the crossbar. Huberdeau, who is in the second season of an $84 million, eight-year deal, entered with just seven points in 15 games. Two seasons ago, he had a 115-point season with the Florida Panthers. “Obviously, it felt good. It’s been a while,” Huberdeau said. “It was good to finally get a goal and a big win for us.” Dube said it was nice to see Huberdeau get rewarded for the work he puts in. “His attitude coming to the rink, every day he’s positive and tries to get better,” Dube said. After Hoglander’s goal at 10:06 cut Calgary’s lead to 4-2, Huberdeau assisted on Lindholm’s empty netter at 18:08. Lindholm had also been struggling, having gone pointless in nine of his last 10 games. Off to its fastest start in franchise history, Vancouver opened the scoring at 9:36 on a power play. Pettersson’s one-timer from the faceoff dot completed a slick passing sequence with Quinn Hughes and JT Miller. Fair to say this was the flames Best game of the Year. By far. Even huberdeau and Zadorov seemed engaged. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted November 17, 2023 Author Share Posted November 17, 2023 6 hours ago, yave1964 said: Fair to say this was the flames Best game of the Year. By far. Even huberdeau and Zadorov seemed engaged. They can't mope around all season, sooner or later you have to show up....now do it nightly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted November 19, 2023 Author Share Posted November 19, 2023 Game # 17 Flames 4 NYI 5 SO Islanders halt losing skid with 5-4 shootout win over Flames 0:38 Oliver Wahlstrom scores shootout winner for Islanders Oliver Wahlstrom rips it behind the net for a shootout winning goal against the Flames. ByAP Updated: Nov 18, 2023, 11:47 pm CALGARY, Alberta -- — A 5-4 shootout win over the Calgary Flames on Saturday halted a seven-game losing streak for a New York Islanders team hungry for victory. Playing their third road game in four nights, the Isles didn’t blink when the Flames evened the score twice in the third period. Oliver Wahlstrom roofed the puck in the fourth round for the Islanders’ first shootout victory this season. “We’ve been through a lot, not just in this tough stretch, but over the years this group’s been challenged with a lot of different things,” Islanders captain Anders Lee said. “We’re comfortable in a challenging situation, facing adversity, dropping as many as we have. We’ve just got to fight through it. You’ve got to grind through it. It’s a tough league. Nothing’s given. That was no different tonight from our effort and the way we played. “Didn’t matter how, we needed those two (points).” Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist for the Islanders (6-6-5), who take four points home from a four-game road trip. Hudson Fasching, Matt Barzal and Kyle Palmieri also scored for New York, with starter Ilya Sorokin stopping 35 shots in regulation and overtime. Bo Horvat was New York’s other shootout scorer. Barzal shot wide and Palmieri was stopped by Calgary’s Jacob Markstrom. Martin Pospisil, Blake Coleman, MacKenzie Weegar and Yegor Sharangovich scored for the Flames (6-8-3). Markstrom made 29 saves. Sharangovich was the only successful Flame in the shootout. Jonathan Huberdeau, Rasmus Andersson and Connor Zary were denied. “Sharangovich has a skill set. He’s a shootout-type player,” Flames coach Ryan Huska said. “We don’t have a ton of guys that have his skill set. We have working skill, if you want to call it, so you have to find a way to capitalize before we get to the shootout.” Calgary dropped to 0-3 in shootouts this season. The Flames led the NHL last season in overtime and shootout losses with 17 — and missed the playoffs by two points. “We’ve got to find a way to win these shootouts and OT games because they’re going to be valuable points down the road,” Coleman said. “But you know, another deficit going into the third and really good response from our group and gave ourselves a chance to win down the stretch. The result isn’t what you want.” Outshooting the Islanders 21-17 and trailing 3-2 after two periods, Calgary drew even on Weegar’s goal at 3:12. Nelson restored the Islanders’ lead just 20 seconds later, but Sharangovich knotted the score again at 13:42. “I thought we were going to the net well,” Islanders coach Lane Lambert said. “I thought we were doing a lot of the same things we’ve been doing. Tonight, we capitalized.” The Flames twice negated man advantages with minor penalties within seconds of an opposing player entering the box. The Flames’ power play was 0-for-3 on Saturday and 0-for-16 in their last six games. The Islanders scored once on three power-play chances. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted November 21, 2023 Author Share Posted November 21, 2023 Game # 18 Flames 2 Seattle 1 OT Rasmus Andersson's overtime goal lifts Flames to 4-3 win over Kraken 0:42 Rasmus Andersson sneaks one in for a Flames OT winner ByAP Updated: Nov 21, 2023, 01:31 am SEATTLE -- — After a terrible second period, the Calgary Flames could have easily shifted their focus toward the second stop on their lengthy road trip. Instead, the Flames controlled the third period and found an equalizing goal before finally picking up an overtime victory. Andrew Mangiapane scored the tying goal with 4:07 left in regulation, and Rasmus Andersson scored the winner 3:28 into overtime as the Flames rallied for a 4-3 win over the Seattle Kraken on Monday night. “Our second period wasn’t good enough today. Sloppy. They were all over us,” Andersson said. “But we were down one goal on the road in the third we were just sticking with it and found a away to bring it to overtime.” Mangiapane scored on a rebound past Seattle goalie Joey Daccord to pull the Flames even late. In overtime, Andersson had a clean chance saved by Daccord in the opening moments of the extra session. After Seattle was unable to get any of its chances past Dan Vladar in Calgary's net, Andersson cleaned up his own rebound on a wraparound attempt for the winner. Andersson’s goal was his third of the season. Elias Lindholm scored his fourth of the season 1:16 into the game and Jonathan Huberdeau scored on the power play midway through the first period. Mangiapane’s goal was the 100th of his career and Mikael Backlund picked up his 500th career point with an assist on Andersson’s winner. “I never maybe thought or expected myself to get to 500 points. ... Worked hard to get here today so I'm proud and excited by it,” Backlund said. Vladar made 28 saves for the Flames as Calgary won for the third time in four games with the only loss in that stretch coming in a shootout. The Flames also improved to 6-0-0 all-time against the Kraken in Seattle, including a 6-3 win earlier this month. Jordan Eberle and Jared McCann scored 2:04 apart in the second period to give Seattle a 3-2 lead. Vince Dunn added a goal and assist, but the Kraken have yet to win three straight games this season. Eberle scored for the second straight game and now has seven points in five games. His backhanded shot off a scrum in front of net slid past Vladar to tie the game at 2-2 at 8:21 of the second. Barely two minutes later, McCann scored his eighth goal off a slick redirection in front of goal of Adam Larsson’s heavy slapshot. The puck caromed over Vladar’s shoulder and spun into the net to give Seattle a 3-2 lead. It was Seattle's eighth overtime game, but the third time the Kraken have lost in OT when leading after two periods. “We got to find ways to win a little bit more,” Eberle said. “I don't know how many games we've had in overtime, seems like a lot, but we've got to find games to close out if we have leads and then find a way to come back and do it in OT.” Daccord entered at the start of the second period for starter Philipp Grubauer and made 22 saves for Seattle. Grubauer started the game and made five saves on seven shots in the period, but was on the bench when the second period started. Grubauer had a heavy collision with Calgary’s Martin Pospisil early in the first period. Pospisil scored on a breakaway after Grubauer made the initial save, but the goal was immediately waved off for goalie interference. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted November 23, 2023 Author Share Posted November 23, 2023 Game # 19 Flames 2 Preds 4 Juuse Saros stops 24 shots as the Predators beat the Flames 4-2, extend winning streak to 3 games 0:45 Juuso Parssinen's redirected goal seals Predators win ByAP Updated: Nov 23, 2023, 12:57 am NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- — Juuse Saros made 24 saves and the Nashville Predators extended their winning streak to three games with a 4-2 win over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night. Colton Sissons, Ryan O’Reilly, Alexandre Carrier and Juuso Parssinen scored, and Ryan McDonagh had two assists for Nashville. “It took us a minute to get going, I think, in the first,” Sissons said. “We really got to our game in the second and third and controlled most of it. We performed really quite well from top to (the) bottom of the lineup.” Noah Hanifin and Yegor Sharangovich scored, and Jacob Markstrom made 41 saves for Calgary, which was 3-0-1 in its previous four games. “I thought we were slow and sloppy,” Calgary coach Ryan Huska said. “That’s the best way I can probably put it for the entire night.” Sissons opened the scoring at 2:33 of the first period. With the Flames on a power play, Roman Josi stripped the puck from Calgary’s Jonathan Huberdeau as he tried to cross the blue line into the offensive zone. Josi led the rush the other way and Sissons beat Markstrom with a slap shot. Sissons has scored both of Nashville’s short-handed goals this season. Calgary failed to convert four power plays in the game. The Flames have one man-advantage goal over their last eight games, going 1 for 22 in that stretch. Hanifin answered at 4:46 of the first, converting a nice feed from Andrew Mangiapane. O’Reilly made it 2-1 Nashville at 11:23 of the first, tapping home a rebound. With the goal, the 32-year-old O’Reilly extended his point streak to five games with two goals and four assists. Gustav Nyquist assisted on O’Reilly’s goal, extending his point streak to six games. McDonagh returned to the Nashville lineup after missing seven games with a lower-body injury. “We were pretty good with the puck execution-wise tonight, and it paid off,” McDonagh said. Markstrom had to be sharp to keep the game close, as Nashville dominated possession through two periods and outshot the Flames 32-17 in the first 40 minutes. “Tonight’s an example of where he played really good, but we’ve got to be a lot better in front of him,” Hanifin said. “When you get goaltending like that, we’ve got to be better and create some more chances and give up a little bit (fewer) grade-a chances.” Carrier scored his first goal of the season at 11:36 of the third, and Parssinen scored his first goal since Oct. 12 at 17:22 of the third. “I think we were relentless,” Carrier said. “We had more confidence with the puck making some plays and taking care of the puck.” Sharangovich scored a short-handed goal at 19:15 of the third period. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted November 25, 2023 Author Share Posted November 25, 2023 Game # 20 Flames 7 Stars 4 Coleman and Lindholm ignite 4-goal 3rd period for Flames in 7-4 win over Stars ByAP Updated: Nov 25, 2023, 12:12 am DALLAS -- — Blake Coleman and Elias Lindholm scored 29 seconds apart early in a four-goal third period to put the Calgary Flames ahead in their 7-4 win over the Dallas Stars on Friday night. “We came out with some good jump and we wanted to dictate right away that we want to get that next goal,” Flames captain Mikael Backlund said of that decisive third period. “Everyone chipped in, and all lines and pairs were involved in the scoring and playing well on both ends.” The Flames got even at 4-4 when Coleman, who is from nearby Plano, Texas, scored 1:53 into the third from beside the net when he knocked in the puck that Stars captain Jamie Benn had deflected with his hand after MacKenzie Weegar's shot. Calgary got the go-ahead goal and first lead of the game when Jake Oettinger got his glove on a shot, but didn't secure the puck and Lindholm was able to knock it under the goalie. Coleman later had a secondary assist on Backlund's goal that gave the Flames a two-goal lead before Nazem Kadri added an empty-netter late. Seven different players had goals for the Flames, whose season high was also the most allowed by Dallas. Yegor Sharangovich had a goal and two assists, while A.J. Greer and Adam Ruzicka both added a goal and an assist. “It’s just a quiet confidence. Guys are making plays and it’s up and down the lineup. It's not relying on one guy to do the job,” Coleman said. “We know that’s our recipe and we’re sticking with it.” The Flames are 6-2-2 in their last 10 games. All of those are are since a 4-3 home loss to Dallas on Nov. 1, in their 10th game of the season when they were 2-7-1. Wyatt Johnston had two goals for the Stars, with Jamie Benn and Evgenii Dadonov assisting on both of them. Jason Robertson added a goal and an assist, and Joe Pavelski had a power-play goal. Two days after an overtime loss to Las Vegas in a rematch of last year's Western Conference Final, the Stars wrapped up a five-game homestand with a 2-2-1 record. “We got what we deserved,” Stars coach Peter DeBoer said. “We’re disappointed in 2-2-1. We’re a better team than that.” The Stars' other regulation loss in the homestand was last Saturday, when they jumped out to a 3-0 lead before Colorado scored six consecutive goals — from six different players — in a 6-3 win. Calgary goalie Jacob Markstrom had 24 saves. Oettinger stopped 20 shots. The 20-year-old Johnston has played in all 101 of Dallas’ regular-season games, plus 19 playoff games, since making his NHL debut at the start of last season. It was the second time he scored two goals in the last six games — he had none in the span between those games. Johnston’s second goal, his ninth of the season, came after he won a faceoff in the defensive end about five minutes into the second period. A few minutes later, the Stars led 4-2 on the ninth goal by Pavelski, the 39-year-old veteran whose family Johnston lives with. “Once you’re up two goals, you should be able to close those games out,” Johnston said. “Obviously not a great start to the third.” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted November 26, 2023 Author Share Posted November 26, 2023 Game # 21 Flames 1 Avs 3 MacKinnon, Prosvetov key Avalanche's 3-1 win over Flames Calgary Flames vs. Colorado Avalanche: Full Highlights ByAP Updated: Nov 26, 2023, 01:57 am DENVER -- — Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist and Ivan Prosvetov stopped 30 shots as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Calgary Flames 3-1 Saturday night for their sixth win in seven games. Ryan Johansen added a goal and Jonathan Drouin had a first-period power-play score for Colorado, the seventh straight game in which the Avalanche scored on the power play. Mikael Backlund scored for Calgary, which wrapped up a four-game road trip at 2-2. The Flames outshot the Avalanche 16-6 in the third period but Prosvetov turned away one scoring chance after another to help preserve the win. “It wasn’t a ton of work but at times during the game there were some flurries and I thought he was outstanding,” Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said. “He looked really quick and strong and covers a lot of net. He's a big guy." Both teams were stretched physically coming into the game, completing the back end of a back-to-back set. “I think we had a few guys lacking a little bit of energy tonight as I’m sure they did,” said Bednar. “They played last night, too. So, if you’re ever going to get a back to back, it’s nice that both teams are not playing on full tanks. "But I thought our overall team effort was pretty good. The penalty kill was great. Again, we got a good goaltending performance. We scored some timely goals. They came at us in the third. But we had a couple of shifts and a couple of flurries ourselves so we could build that lead up.” Calgary shook off a bit of a slow start, attacking the Colorado zone through the final two periods. “They're a good team and they're not giving you much,” said Calgary's Rasmus Andersson. “But we kept pushing and pushing, and today that wasn't enough.” Colorado extended its lead to 2-0 when Johansen chased down a loose puck deep in Calgary’s zone, carrying it with speed behind the net ahead of Flames defenders and knocking in a wraparound shot at 10:10 of the second. “I was running out of options quick,” Johansen said. “I felt like it was an impossible angle to score from on my backhand. So I thought the next best thing would be a wraparound and it worked out.” The Flames broke through for a goal on Backlund’s wrist shot from up close off a feed from Jonathan Huberdeau at 12:03 of the second. Colorado answered 34 seconds later as MacKinnon pulled up just inside the blue line and wristed a shot past goalie Dan Vladar, who had 21 saves. Cale Makar picked up the puck in Calgary’s zone and got it out to Valeri Nichushkin, who shoveled a lead pass to MacKinnon to set up the long-distance score. The Avalanche opened the scoring at 6:31 of the first with Drouin's goal. He got a centering pass from Mikko Rantanen and beat Vladar with a wrist shot from between the circles. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted November 28, 2023 Author Share Posted November 28, 2023 Game # 22 Flames 2 VGK 1 OT Weegar scores late in OT to lift Flames to 2-1 win over Golden Knights 0:54 MacKenzie Weegar nets the OT goal for the Flames ByAP Updated: Nov 28, 2023, 02:42 am CALGARY, Alberta -- — MacKenzie Weegar scored with 5 seconds left on the clock in overtime, lifting the Calgary Flames to a 2-1 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday night. A.J. Greer also scored for the Flames, and Dan Vladar stopped 27 shots. Calgary won for the second time in three games and is 5-2-1 in its last eight games overall and 3-0-1 in the last four at home. Late in overtime, an end-to-end rush started behind the Flames’ net with Weegar weaving his way up the ice and into the Vegas zone before firing a shot past goalie Adin Hill on his blocker side. Weegar called it his biggest goal as a Flame. “Absolutely. I don’t have an overtime goal. It comes at the right time against a great team, (to start a) six-game homestand,” Weegar said. “That’s exciting. That’s fun.” With Jacob Markstrom (flu) a late scratch, Vladar made consecutive starts for the first time and was sensational in his first home start since Feb. 28 to improve to 4-2-1. “He did an amazing job. By far his best game of the year for us,” Flames coach Ryan Huska said. “There were some key moments in the game where it could have went the other direction off of some turnovers and he made some big saves for us.” William Karlsson scored a power-play goal in the first period for Vegas, and Hill finished with 32 saves. The Golden Knights have lost seven of 10 (3-5-2) since starting the season 11-0-1. “It’s another game where we’re in the game, playing well enough to win. If we finish some of those Grade A’s we’re not sitting here talking about a loss,” Vegas coach Bruce Cassidy said. In the third period, Weegar almost ended up the goat when he lost the puck at the Vegas blue line, giving Ivan Barbashev a breakaway but Vladar made the save as he did repeatedly in his best start of the season. Vladar was especially sharp in the second period and both times he robbed Nicolas Roy. Early in the period, he went post-to-post to kick out his left pad and get a toe on Roy’s one-timer after he was set up by Jonathan Marchessault. Late in the period, Roy got in alone and made a deke to his forehand only for the 6-foot-6 goalie to stretch out his right pad to deny him. “Not our best, not our worst, either,” Roy said. “It just feels right now that we don’t find ways to win. Obviously every team in this league is going to have bad stretches. We’re in one right now.” Vegas opened the scoring 13:53 into the game, converting its first power play of the game. Michael Amadio’s shot was stopped but the rebound out the other side was fired into the vacant side by Karlsson for his 10th goal. After a scoreless second period, Calgary pulled even at 2:31 of the third when Nazem Kadri’s shot hit a Vegas player in front and fell right at the feet of Greer, who ripped it past Hill for his fourth. Greer, claimed on waivers from Boston just before the season, already has four goals, which is one off his career high of five, which he set last year in 61 games with the Bruins. Calgary lost Chris Tanev late in the third when he dove to try and block Karlsson’s wrist shot from the high slot and got the puck directly in the face. He dropped to the ice immediately holding his face. Vegas defensemen Shea Theodore (upper body) and Alec Martinez (lower body) missed their second and third games, respectively. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted December 1, 2023 Author Share Posted December 1, 2023 Game # 23 Flames 4 Stars 3 OT Nazem Kadri scores in OT to lift Flames past Stars, 4-3 ByAP Updated: Dec 1, 2023, 01:56 am CALGARY, Alberta -- — Nazem Kadri scored at 1:01 of overtime to give the Calgary Flames a 4-3 victory over the Dallas Stars on Thursday night. The puck deflected off Kadri as he drove toward the net on a play that was reviewed for goaltender interference. Calgary tied it with 2:41 remaining in regulation when defensemen MacKenzie Weeger lofted a shot from the blue line past screened goalie Scott Wedgewood. Fellow defensemen Noah Hanifin and Chris Tanev also scored for Calgary. “Huge, huge,” Kadri said. “We like to get our D involved. That’s part of the offense we have. We know we can score, we know we can get on the board, including those guys and they’ve got good skill. That’s what happens when you shoot the puck.” Jacob Markstrom assisted on the winner and made 13 saves. The Flames are 6-3-1 their last 10 and went 8-4-2 in November to improve to 10-10-3. “The team’s bonding, we’re coming together, we’re playing really good hockey right now, we’re not quitting and we’re playing against really good teams while we’re doing it,” Hanifin said. “It’s great to see and just got to keep this rolling into December.” Mason Marchment twice for Dallas, the second on a penalty shot to give the Stars a 3-2 lead early in the third period. Thomas Harley also scored for Dallas, while Wedgewood made 32 saves. The Stars are 13-5-3. Dallas took three of four points on a two-game road swing. “Three of four on this trip you’ll take all day long,” Stars coach Pete DeBoer said. “Those momentum shifts, I would have liked to have us play with a little more pressure when we had the lead. We’re at the end of a road trip here and we sat back a little too much and gave them a little bit too much room. Still thought we could have closed it out.” On the penalty shot, Marchment ripped the puck by Markstrom’s glove after Tanev hauled down Marchment on a breakaway up the middle. Dallas successfully challenged Mikael Backlund's apparent goal with 5:01 remaining in regulation when Calgary’s captain tipped Hanifin's shot by Wedgewood. The Stars argued there was a hand pass in the offensive zone. Three hours before the game, the Flames announced the trade of defenseman Nikita Zadorov to the Vancouver Canucks for a 2026 third-round draft choice and a fifth-round pick in 2024. “It could have been easily a huge distraction, but we were able to focus on what we needed to do tonight,” Tanev said. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted December 3, 2023 Author Share Posted December 3, 2023 Game # 24 Flames 3 Nucks 4 Mikheyev and Lafferty lead Canucks to 4-3 win over Flames ByAP Updated: Dec 3, 2023, 02:45 am CALGARY, Alberta -- — Ilya Mikheyev and Sam Lafferty each had a goal and an assist as the Vancouver Canucks beat the Calgary Flames 4-3 Saturday night. Quinn Hughes and Elias Pettersson also scored for the Canucks, and Filip Hronek had three assists. Thatcher Demko stopped 19 shots. Vancouver has been alternating wins and losses the last eight games, a stretch that was preceded by a 5-2 loss at Calgary on Nov. 16. “Good win for us, these guys beat us a couple of weeks ago,” Hughes said. “We just got to keep putting it together every night and find a way to win.” Elias Lindholm scored twice and Mikael Backlund also had a goal for the Flames, who snapped a two-game win streak. Jacob Markstrom finished with 18 saves. “We weren't good enough to win the game,” Lindholm said. “Overall, they were more desperate than us. In the first, they were stronger on pucks and won more battles were just better overall.” Vancouver led 2-1 after the first period and 3-1 heading into the third. The Canucks maintained that lead until Lindholm pulled the Flames within one with 4:21 remaining. Nikita Zadorov then shot at an empty Flames net, but teammate Pettersson touched it before it went in the net to make it 4-2 with 1:20 left. “We got the job done, we got a ‘W,' that's all that matters," said Zadorov, who was making his Canucks debut two nights after being acquired from the Flames. “They were chirping me,” Zadorov said about his former teammates. “It’s fun. It’s between us. I love them. They love me. It’s a mutual relationship. I had fun playing against them today.” Lindholm then scored again with 54 seconds to go to make it 4-3 and the Canucks held on for the road win two nights after a 4-1 loss at home to Vegas. “I thought we grinded pretty well,” Vancouver coach Rick Tocchet said. “We hung in there, getting up 3-1. At the end I think we lost a little bit of composure but I thought for the most part the resiliency, nice bounce-back game after the Vegas game so I got to give the guys a lot of credit." Vancouver opened the scoring at 2:03 on its first shot of the game. Taking a pass from Brock Boeser, Hughes strode off the sideboards and from the faceoff dot snapped a shot that beat Markstrom glove side. Lafferty doubled the lead just over six minutes later when Hronek’s slapshot from the blue line hit Mikheyev in front and caromed to Lafferty, who knocked in his sixth goal. Calgary got on the scoreboard at 12:18 of the first when it’s slumping power play, which entered the game 1 for 34 in the previous 12 games, came through on its first opportunity. After a strong play by rookie Connor Zary to keep the puck in at the blue line while fending off pressure from Lafferty, he then got the puck to MacKenzie Weegar who set up Adam Ruzicka whose hard pass to the front of the net was steered in by Backlund. The Flames finished 2 for 5 on the man advantage while the Canucks were 0 for 4. Zadorov didn't have a warm welcome back as the defenseman, who had requested a trade, was lustily booed every time he touched the puck in the first period. “Calgary's got great fans, he kind of laughed about it, no big deal,” Tocchet said. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted December 6, 2023 Author Share Posted December 6, 2023 Game # 25 Flames 2 Wild 5 Matt Boldy's 3-point game powers Wild to a 5-2 win over the Flames ByAP Updated: Dec 6, 2023, 01:22 am CALGARY, Alberta -- — Matt Boldy scored twice and had an assist, leading the Minnesota Wild to a 5-2 win over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night. Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and an assist, and Marcus Foligno and Joel Eriksson Ek also scored for the Wild (9-10-4), who improved to 4-0-0 since Jon Hynes replaced Dean Evason as head coach Nov. 27. “A lot of credit to Jon. He’s come in and just established what he wants us to do and play like and it’s a lot faster,” Wild forward Marcus Foligno said. “Our breaking out is a lot better than it has been. We’re big and strong and we needed to get faster. Guys are snapping the puck around tape to tape. It’s a lot easier when you play like that and … it’s a kick in the butt when you get a coach fired.” Minnesota has outscored its opponents 18-5 in the four games since the coaching change. Wild goalie Filip Gustavsson had 28 saves and improved his career mark against Calgary to 4-0-1. “I give the players a lot of credit,” Hynes said. “They had adversity early in the year and it looks right now like they just want to compete every night and get themselves, get ourselves, back in the mix to be able to contend for a playoff spot.” Connor Zary and Mikael Backlund scored for Calgary (10-12-3). Dan Vladar stopped 13 of 16 shots in just over a period of action before being replaced by AHL callup Dustin Wolf, who turned away 11 of 13 shots. The Flames said earlier Tuesday that goaltender Jacob Markstrom was week to week with a fractured finger on his right blocker hand, injured in Monday’s practice. Minnesota led 2-0 just 45 seconds into the second period and 3-0 at 90 seconds when Wolf replaced Vladar. Backlund countered for the Flames at 6:49, when he redirected MacKenzie Weegar’s shot from the blue line. “A really slow start and we knew going into the game they were a really good first-period team,” Backlund said. “Vladdy and Wolf did their best today. It’s not on them. Vladdy played really well for us in the first. If it wasn’t for him, it would have been more goals against.” Boldy’s second of the game at 13:58 restored the Wild's three-goal lead heading into the third period. Zary redirected Ilya Solovyov's shot for a goal at 1:37 of the third period. Eriksson Ek countered at 6:49 when Nazem Kadri slid into Wolf as the Swede shot the puck. Boldy deflected Kaprizov’s shot for a power-play goal and his second of the second period. He whipped the puck over Vladar’s glove at 1:30 after Kaprizov tucked in a rebound off Marco Rossi’s shot off the post. Mats Zuccarello’s assist on Kaprizov’s goal was the 600th of his career. The 36-year-old extended his point streak to 10 games with three goals and 11 assists in that span. Wolf turned back four shots during a Minnesota power play shortly after coming into the game. He also stoned Brandon Duhaime on a short-handed breakaway in the second period. A sluggish start and six giveaways in the first 20 minutes had Calgary leaning heavily on Vladar. Minnesota outshot Calgary 13-5 in the first period and led 1-0 by 1:26 after scoring on their first shot of the game. After deking Solovyov, Foligno’s shot that came out of the net quickly wasn’t signaled a goal until half a minute later when both teams were in Minnesota’s end. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted December 8, 2023 Author Share Posted December 8, 2023 Game # 26 Flames 3 Canes 2 Blake Coleman scores short-handed goal in 3rd, Flames rally to beat Hurricanes 3-2 ByAP Updated: Dec 8, 2023, 01:39 am CALGARY, Alberta -- — Blake Coleman had a short-handed goal and an assist and the Calgary Flames rallied to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Thursday night. Coleman scored the go-ahead goal at 11:44 of the third period. Ramus Andersson and Connor Zary also scored in the third for Calgary, which faced a two-goal deficit after one period. “Guys stuck with it and fought back,” Coleman said. “We’re doing everything we can to start better. Guys are searching for ways to do it, but it’s a results business. It’s a win in the column for us, so it’s important.” Calgary’s Dustin Wolf made 30 saves in his second career NHL start. Wolf, the American Hockey League’s most valuable player and top goalie last season, was called up Tuesday. He played almost two periods in relief of Dan Vladar on Tuesday night in a 5-2 loss to Minnesota. “It’s pretty special right?” Wolf said. “Any time you get a call to come play with Calgary, it’s a blessing. Try to take every moment and make the most of it and try and have a smile on my face while I’m doing it.” Stefan Noesen and Michael Bunting scored for Carolina. Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 24 shots a night after he was pulled early in a 6-1 loss in Edmonton. “There should be a huge sense of urgency going into a period like that, especially when you’ve got a two-goal lead to close it out,” Hurricanes forward Jordan Martinook said. “For us to sit back and let them come, we didn’t have any pushback. Especially where we’re at right now, I don’t know. It’s hard to fathom. We’re in a rut right now.” The question of which goalie can step forward in the absence of Jacob Markstrom has been the buzz around the Flames since Markstrom fractured a finger on his right blocker hand in Monday’s practice. Markstrom’s status is week to week. After a lackluster 40 minutes, the Flames broke loose in the third period, scoring twice in a 1:21 span, followed by Coleman’s short-handed goal. Calgary successfully challenged for goaltender interference on what would have been a Sebastian Aho tying goal with just under five minutes remaining in regulation. Coleman collected the puck off a neutral-zone turnover by the Hurricanes. He skated into the zone and beat Kochetkov with a wrist shot to the corner of the net from the high slot. “To know that you have that ability to come back in games late in the year is important because last year we didn’t have that ability,” Coleman said. “If we can figure out the other half, we’re going to be in good shape.” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted December 10, 2023 Author Share Posted December 10, 2023 Game # 27 Flames 2 Devils 4 Hischier scores twice, Devils beat Flames 4-2 for 3rd straight victory and 6th in 7 games Updated: Dec 9, 2023, 08:43 pm CALGARY, Alberta -- — Nico Hischier scored twice and the New Jersey Devils beat the Calgary Flames 4-2 on Saturday for their third straight victory and sixth in seven games. Jesper Bratt had a goal and an assist, Timo Meier also scored and Vitek Vanecek made 23 saves to help the Devils improve to 14-10-1. They are 9-4-0 on the road. “It’s not rocket science. You’ve got to go to the net hard and good things happen,” Hischier said. “You have to simplify your game. That’s what we’ve done the last couple games. We’ve got some lucky bounces but if you’re not going there, you’re not getting them.” Former Devils forward Yegor Sharangovich and Nazem Kadri scored for Calgary. The Flames finished a six-game homestand 3-3-0, leaving them 11-13-3. ”In the second, I thought we got away from it. Still a tight game, but I thought we made it hard on ourselves,” Flames captain Mikael Backlund said. “We weren’t playing as fast and we weren’t as efficient getting in on the forecheck.” Rookie Dustin Wolf, making consecutive starts for the first time in his career, stopped 26 shots for Calgary. The Devils took a 2-1 lead midway through the second period on a controversial goal. After Hischier mishandled the puck on a scoring chance, Flames forward Blake Coleman banked a clearing attempt off Bratt and into the net. However, seconds earlier, Wolf was knocked off balance and sent spinning when Hischier slid into his pads. Calgary coach Ryan Huska challenged for goalie interference, but the call stood with the explanation that Coleman sent Hischier into the goalie. “The guys in the room have a lot of different views,” Calgary coach Ryan Huska said. “We didn’t feel there was a push on our part for him to go into the goalie so that’s why we challenged.” The Devils took a 3-1 lead at 8:59 of the third when Wolf’s errant outlet pass was intercepted by Alexander Holtz, who fired a puck toward the front of the net for a deflection by Meier. Kadri scored with 5:14 left, and Hischier put it away with an empty-netter in the final minute. “We’re trying to elevate our game,” Hischier said. “I think we’ve done it so far but I think there’s still another step in our game, especially to bring together a 60-minute hockey game.” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted December 14, 2023 Author Share Posted December 14, 2023 Game # 28 MacKinnon scores winner as Avalanche rally from 2-goal deficit in 3rd for 6-5 win over Flames ByAP Updated: Dec 12, 2023, 01:40 am DENVER -- — Nathan MacKinnon had open ice, plenty of speed and a steely determination not to let this one get away. Not after this rally. MacKinnon scored with 4:30 remaining on a breakaway to complete Colorado’s comeback from two goals down in the third period as the Avalanche beat the Calgary Flames 6-5 on Monday night. Trailing 5-3 entering the final period, Ross Colton scored with 8:40 remaining and Mikko Rantanen tied it up with 6:29 left. MacKinnon scored the winner after Rantanen delivered a long pass to Valeri Nichushkin who dished it over to MacKinnon in stride. MacKinnon simply took it from there. “We can take the positivity out of that game," MacKinnon said. "No one was deflated. Even after 5-3 we kept pushing and kept a good attitude.” The goal by MacKinnon spoiled a big game by Nazem Kadri, who had a goal, assist and a roughing penalty against his former team. Ivan Prosvetov took over in net for Alexandar Georgiev in the third period and stopped all 11 shots he faced. The Flames used a four-goal second period to turn a 2-1 deficit into a 5-3 lead heading into the third period. It didn't hold. Calgary pulled goaltender Dan Vladar for an extra skater in the waning seconds but couldn't tie it up. Andrew Mangiapane, Blake Coleman, Connor Zary and Yegor Sharangovich also had goals for the Flames against a mistake-prone Colorado defense. “It was looking pretty good there for a while,” Kadri said. “Couple of mental lapses — you can’t do that against good teams.” Tomas Tatar scored his first goal in a Colorado sweater after being signed in September, Cale Makar added a power-play goal and Ben Meyers, just called up from the Colorado Eagles of the AHL, knocked in another. Makar scored his 73rd career goal to move into sole possession of second place on the franchise's all-time goals list for defensemen. He's two away from tying Tyson Barrie's mark. MacKinnon also had an assist on Makar’s goal and extended his point streak to 12 games. It’s the sixth point streak of a dozen games or more in his career. “It shows a lot in terms of how deep guys can dig,” Makar said. “Especially going into the third.” Kadri had quite a night against a team he was with for three seasons. He gave the Flames an early 1-0 lead with his 250th career goal in the first period and then helped tie it up at 2-apiece in the second with a pass that Mangiapane knocked in. He rankled Georgiev, too, who pushed Kadri after a play down low. Kadri didn't back down and both drew penalties, with Ryan Johansen serving the one for Georgiev. “He gave me a pretty good shot with his blocker and I tried to give him a shot back and I missed,” Kadri explained. “We both got penalties for some reason.” Prosvetov took over for Georgiev. Georgiev allowed five goals on 22 shots. Kadri said after the morning skate that memories of helping the Avalanche to the 2022 Stanley Cup title instantly flood back whenever he enters Ball Arena. He took a moment to glance up at the banners the team won while in Denver. Colton fired up the Flames 15 seconds into the game when he delivered a hit on Chris Tanev that sent the Calgary defenseman into the boards. Tanev didn’t return. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted December 14, 2023 Author Share Posted December 14, 2023 Game # 29 Stone scores twice, one in OT, lifts Golden Knights to 5-4 win over Calgary ByAP Updated: Dec 13, 2023, 01:52 am LAS VEGAS -- — Mark Stone scored two goals, including the winner in overtime, and the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Calgary Flames 5-4 on Tuesday night. Chandler Stephenson, Ivan Barbashev and William Karlsson also scored for the Golden Knights while Logan Thompson made 27 saves. Stone also had two assists for a four-point game. After Calgary's Yegor Sharangovich scored his second goal of the game to tie it with one minute remaining, sending the Golden Knights to their seventh extra period in 13 games, Stone streaked in alone and beat Flames netminder Dustin Wolf and to give Vegas its fourth straight win. "I got a step so all I got to do is really make a good shot," Stone said. The Golden Knights, who lead the NHL with 45 points, improved to 9-1 all-time when hosting Calgary. Vegas extended its point streak to nine games, now 6-0-3 since Nov. 27. “We know we have a good team and we know that we can come back any night,” Karlsson said. “I think we believe in ourselves that much and we battled back today. Unfortunately, they tied it up again, but we showed some resilience and got the dub.” Mackenzie Weegar and Nazem Kadri also scored goals, while Wolf stopped 34 shots for the Flames, who have now lost five of six after a promising 8-3-2 run. Calgary was playing the second leg of a back-to-back after blowing a 5-3 third-period lead in Denver on Monday. “We were competitive all night tonight,” Calgary coach Ryan Huska said. "For me, the difference of course when you look at it is special teams — they score two on their opportunities. We weren’t able to generate anything but I’m not faulting or not unhappy with the way we competed or worked tonight.” It was a game of back and forth, the teams exchanging goals every step of the way until Vegas took a 4-3 lead in the third period when Karlsson’s shot from his knees with a little less than four minutes remaining in the game gave the Golden Knights their first lead. Weegar ignited things for the Flames when he one-timed a long rebound from Thompson’s pad save from the top of the right circle. Stephenson put Vegas on the board later in the first when he was positioned perfectly in the middle of a goal-mouth scramble during a power play and he was able to punch home a rebound. The Flames got the lead back in the second period when Connor Zary’s shot from the slot caromed off Kadri’s back and into the net. Three minutes later Barbashev snared a loose puck from the slot to tie it once again. Sharangovich put the Flames ahead late in the period when his shot from the top of the right circle trickled through Thompson’s pads. Stone tied the game early in the third period when he skated down the slot, took a pass from Karlsson and went forehand-backhand to beat Wolf. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted December 15, 2023 Author Share Posted December 15, 2023 Game # 30 Boldy scores in regulation and shootout as Wild beat Flames 3-2 ByAP Updated: Dec 14, 2023, 11:51 pm ST. PAUL, Minn. -- — Mats Zuccarello and Matt Boldy scored in the shootout to lift the Minnesota Wild over the Calgary Flames 3-2 on Thursday night. Boldy and Marco Rossi scored in regulation for Minnesota, which is now 6-2 since John Hynes took over as coach for Dean Evason. Filip Gustavsson stopped 36 shots in goal for the Wild. “It’s just good to win,” Boldy said. “You’ve got a group of guys that work hard every night. Lotta desperation to win to get that kind of streak going and stuff like that, so a lot of credit to other guys.” Yegor Sharangovich and Blake Coleman scored, while Dan Vladar made 30 saves for the Flames, who are 1-5-1 in their last seven games. Sharangovich also scored in the shootout, but Gustavsson stopped Nazem Kadri as the fourth shooter to preserve the win. “This was a good game, probably for both sides, I would say,” Calgary coach Ryan Huska said. “I thought we had a slow first 10 minutes but then I liked our game from that point forward. I felt like we deserved the extra point tonight.” Boldy has seven goals and two assists in the eight games since Hynes took control. He scored his eighth goal of the season in the first period. Sharangovich is on his own scoring streak, scoring for the fourth straight game. He scored on the power play in the second, giving him five goals in the past four games. Calgary took a lead in the third when Coleman’s pass to Sharangovich went off defenseman Brock Faber’s skate and into the goal. Coleman was credited with his ninth goal of the season and it was the sixth short-handed goal of the season for the Flames, which is tied for the third-most in the NHL. But Minnesota answered just 45 seconds later when Rossi one-timed a long rebound from Vladar to score for the second game in a row. Rossi has 10 goals, which is second behind Connor Bedard among NHL rookies. “I didn’t really hit it good,” Rossi said. “I fanned on it, but I’ll take that.” Both teams were missing important pieces of their defensive core. Minnesota placed Jonas Brodin on long-term injured reserve a day earlier with an upper-body injury and captain Jared Spurgeon was held out with a lower-body injury. Brodin was seen in pictures on social media with a cast on his right wrist/arm at a team function. Spurgeon is considered day-to-day. “Thought it was a really strong team game for us," Hynes said. “Injuries are part of the league. When you can play a really compact, strong team game, it gives you the best chance to win. Our D-core played really well, we played well as a five-man unit. I think when you can play with structure, everybody contributes, it gives you a chance to win.” Chris Tanev, an assistant captain for Calgary, missed his second straight game with an upper-body injury and is considered day-to-day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted December 17, 2023 Author Share Posted December 17, 2023 Game # 31 Flames 4 Bolts 2 Calgary Flames end 4-game skid with 4-2 win over Tampa Bay Lightning ByAP Updated: Dec 17, 2023, 02:28 am CALGARY, Alberta -- — Yegor Sharangovich scored for the fifth consecutive game as the Calgary Flames snapped a four-game skid with a 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night. A.J. Greer, MacKenzie Weegar and Connor Zary also scored for Calgary, and Jordan Oesterle had two assists. Dan Vladar stopped 31 shots for the win. Brayden Point and Steven Stamkos scored for Tampa Bay, while NHL scoring leader Nikita Kucherov chipped in with a pair of assists as the Lightning finished 2-3-0 on their trip. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 22 saves. “I’m disappointed in the road trip. You come out here, it’s a long way to go and a lot of days to come out with four points. I think we left points on the table,” Lightning coach Jon Cooper said. Tampa Bay was outscored 12-0 in the second period on the trip. “Bottom line is we’ve got to be better as a whole,” said defenseman Victor Hedman, who returned after missing two games with an upper-body injury. “It starts with the leaders in this room. It took us two periods to wake up. It’s not good enough in this league.” After a scoreless first period, Calgary broke through for three goals in the opening seven minutes of the second. “The second period, I think, was maybe our best period of the year,” Flames coach Ryan Huska said. “We controlled the play, we were smart with the puck, and we had a lot of zone time in that period.” Greer started the spree at 2:30, picking the top corner on Vasilevskiy’s glove side from just inside the top of the faceoff circle. Weegar made it 2-0 at 6:17 by ripping a slap shot through a crowd just inside the far post. His eighth goal tied him for second among NHL defensemen, one behind Quinn Hughes of the Vancouver Canucks. “I’m honestly just happy I’m contributing,” Weegar added. “It’s coming. Every game right now, I've got to let it ride a little bit. I’m just trying to be a threat out there.” Only 43 seconds after that, Sharangovich fired Jordan Oesterle’s centering pass past Vasilevskiy. With six goals during his career-best five-game streak, Sharangovich is up to a team-best 11 this season. “When I get the chance to take a shot, I try to shoot and try to score, and if you shoot it three, four times in a game, maybe one shot will go for a goal,” the soft-spoken Sharangovich said. Tampa Bay finally solved Vladar at 4:10 of the third period when Kucherov was first to a puck along the end boards and zipped a pass to an uncovered Point in front, who scored his 14th goal. Ninety seconds later, Stamkos scored his 15th to make it 3-2. Zary scored on a brilliant individual effort at 11:42 to end the comeback bid. He picked up the puck inside his own blue line, skated down the left wing and despite having Brandon Hagel draped all over him, squeezed a shot past Vasilevskiy from a sharp angle. “We’re not a bad team when we’re executing but when we get sloppy in our own end, it’s tough. Teams take over,” Point said. “There’s skilled guys on the other team. You give them time and space and you give them turnovers and they make you pay, and again tonight that’s what happened.” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted December 19, 2023 Author Share Posted December 19, 2023 Game # 32 Flames 3 Fla 1 Backlund scores short-handed goal in 3rd period as Flames beat Panthers 3-1 ByAP Updated: Dec 19, 2023, 02:42 am CALGARY, Alberta -- — Mikael Backlund scored a tiebreaking short-handed goal early in the third period, Jacob Markstrom stopped 34 shots, and the Calgary Flames beat the Florida Panthers 3-1 on Monday night. Martin Pospisil and Blake Coleman also scored to help Calgary improve to 2-0-2 in their last four games. Sam Reinhart had a power-play goal for Florida, and Anthony Stolarz had 21 saves. The Panthers finished a five-game trip at 2-3-0. Tied 1-1 in the third, the Flames' dangerous penalty kill came through shortly after failing to connect on a power play. Attempting to enter the Flames zone, Reinhart turned the puck over to Noah Hanifin, who sprung Backlund on a breakaway. With Reinhart chasing him, Backlund went to his backhand and lifted a high shot, glove-side over Stolarz at 3:31 for his seventh goal of the season. “Hanny made a really good read, really good play, and then I saw a chance to go and he made a really nice pass and I took off,” Backlund said. “Tight game, you get to score the 2-1 goal, it always feels really good.” Reinhart said the turnover was a mistake that can’t happen. “Our power play’s got to be better. I’ve got to be better coming through the neutral zone,” he said. “It’s unfortunate with the way it happened. It’s a tight one and a lot of times it’s a turnover, it’s a mistake like that and the other team capitalizes.” Florida got a great chance to tie it with 2:13 left when Backlund was sent off for delay of game after flipping the puck into the crowd. But on the power play and with the goalie pulled, Coleman jumped on a loose puck and took off on a breakaway and was hauled down by Brandon Montour from behind. He was awarded a short-handed goal. Calgary’s eight short-handed goals on the season ties them for first with St. Louis. “We’ve got some players who can skate well and if there’s a chance, we talk about we don’t cheat for chances, but if the play is there, we go for it,” said Backlund. “If we can find a way to score some big goals, that’s big for the team.” It’s been a bright spot for a team that ranks near the bottom of the league on the power play with 11 goals — ahead of only Philadelphia (10), Washington (8) and St. Louis (8). In the last six weeks dating back to Nov. 7, Calgary has more short-handed goals (6) than power-play goals (4). Calgary finished 0-for-5 on the power play on the night to drop to 1-for-19 in their last eight games. Markstrom was solid in his return from a seven-game absence due to a fractured finger. He moved to 6-2-1 in his last nine starts and 7-8-2 on the season. His 11 third period saves included a flurry down the stretch as the Panthers pressed. “When he’s fresh, he’s really good, and I feel like he’s been that way for almost every game he’s played for us this year,” Flames coach Adam Huska said. “He’s a fighter. I think when a game’s on the line like that, that’s when he plays his best.” Calgary struck first at 8:45 of the first period as Nazem Kadri’s backhand outlet pass found Pospisil skating through the neutral zone. As he broke down the right side with Kevin Stenlund in close pursuit, Pospisil flung a rising backhand on net that slipped past Stolarz. Florida tied it with 31 seconds left in the opening period as Matthew Tkachuk deflected Aleksander Barkov’s point shot on net. While Markstrom got his pad on the redirection, the rebound popped out to Reinhart who buried his team-leading 18th goal of the season. Reinhart has five goals and nine assists in his last 11 games. Jonathan Huberdeau was held off the scoresheet again, extending his career-worst stretch without a point to nine games. He has four goals and 11 assists in 32 games. Panthers defenseman Dimitry Kulikov played in his 900th career game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted December 22, 2023 Author Share Posted December 22, 2023 Game # 33 Flames 3 Ducks 0 Lindholm scores, DeSimone nets first goal, and Markstrom wins 200th as Flames top Ducks 3-0 ByAP Updated: Dec 22, 2023, 01:28 am ANAHEIM, Calif. -- — Elias Lindholm had a goal and two assists, Jacob Markstrom made 27 saves for his 200th career win and the Calgary Flames extended their winning streak to a season-best three games with a 3-0 victory Thursday night over the Anaheim Ducks. Nick DeSimone scored his first career goal 2:24 into the opening period and A.J. Greer also scored as the Flames ended a four-game road losing streak. “I thought it was a complete game and our penalty kill, I can't praise them enough,” said Markstrom after Calgary killed off four Anaheim power plays. “There were how many shot blocks and big-time plays that they do so I think that was a big difference tonight. All four lines were rolling.” Lukas Dostal made 41 saves for Anaheim, which had won two in a row. Ducks goalie John Gibson was available but occupied a backup role after missing a game this week following the birth of his child. Forward Mason McTavish and defenseman Jamie Drysdale both returned to the ice for the Ducks. McTavish (upper body) missed the previous seven games and Drysdale (lower body) was out the previous 29 games. Anaheim fell to 3-14 since Nov. 15 and lost the opener of a season-long eight-game homestand. “It was a bad night. We couldn't make a pass, we couldn't shot a puck, we were whiffing,” Ducks head coach Greg Cronin said. “I think it was the worst game we played all year in terms of execution. We couldn't shoot a puck, it was squirting off our sticks. We had shots in the slot that we whiffed on.” DeSimone was trailing the play early in the game when he took a pass from Connor Zary near the blue line and fired a shot from the deep slot past Dostal. The quick score was still a long time coming for the 29-year-old, who delivered in his 17th career game over the past two seasons. “I finally got the first one out of the way and now everybody can stop talking about it and I can keep going,” DeSimone said. As a defenseman, DeSimone took as much pride in the shutout, and Markstrom's milestone, has he did his own accomplishment. “That is what I was thinking about and I'm sure everybody was thinking the same thing,” DeSimone said. “A couple of big (penalty) kills. All the D out there, and all the forwards too, everybody stepped up.” The Flames made it 2-0 at 7:49 of the second period after shot by the Ducks Brett Leason was blocked by Calgary’s Rasmus Andersson. Nazem Kadri sent a centering pass to Lindholm while on the forward rush and he scored his eighth of the season. Greer scored into an empty net at 18:00 of the third period. Markstrom made 13 saves in the first period and nine in the second on the way to his first shutout of the season and eighth win. He now has 90 wins in four seasons with the Flames after 99 with the Vancouver Canucks and 11 with the Florida Panthers. “I didn't know (it was close) until before the game when they told me,” Markstrom said. The Ducks were without rookie forward Leo Carlsson for the final 9:24 after he went down near center ice with an apparent right leg injury. “You can see when (MacKenzie) Weegar fell on (Carlsson), any sport where that happens, it's not good,” Cronin said. “I'll leave that up to the medical staff.” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted December 24, 2023 Author Share Posted December 24, 2023 Game # 34 Flames 3 Kings 5 The Flames win one, lose one on their California road trip after a 5-3 setback in Los Angeles ByChris Wahl @wahlsy CalgaryFlames.com 1:02 AM Two goals 3:29 apart in the second period gave the Kings a lead they would not relinquish, handing the Flames a 5-3 setback on Saturday at Crypto.com Arena. Blake Coleman counted a pair of tallies to take sole possession of the team's goal-scoring lead with 12, while Rasmus Andersson also found the back of the net for Calgary in its final game before the holiday break. The homeside opened the scoring 61 seconds into the first period thanks to Quinton Byfield, who accepted a setup from Drew Doughty before one-timing his ninth goal of the season. Flames netminder Jacob Markstrom was tested moments later on a point-blank chance from Trevor Moore, denying the 15-goal man with his right pad on a low shot from the slot. Markstrom - who was terrific all night, particularly in the third period to keep his team in the fight - finished with 29 saves. Unfazed by the early goal against, the Flames responded 2:47 into the contest on Andersson's fifth goal of the season. The Calgary blueliner snapped a shot goalward from the right wing half-wall that handcuffed former Flames netminder Cam Talbot in the Los Angeles net. The Flames almost grabbed the lead at the seven-minute mark when Elias Lindholm was sprung in alone by Yegor Sharangovich off an odd-man rush, but Talbot was equal to the task on an effort from close range. Markstrom was the busier of the two goaltenders in the first period and saved his best work for a Calgary penalty kill in the later stages of the frame. The Flames puck-stopper denied the Kings on a pair of one-timers, first on an Adrian Kempe slot shot, then off Anze Kopitar's effort from the left circle. Los Angeles reclaimed the lead one second after their man-advantage expired, though, when Pierre-Luc Dubois redirected a point shot past Markstrom for his sixth goal of the campaign. The Flames pressed to equalize before the first period was through, coming close on a speedy rush from Nazem Kadri that also produced a rebound opportunity from Martin Pospisil, but the Kings retained a 2-1 lead at the break. Los Angeles outshot Calgary 13-7 in the opening frame. The Flames ability to score shorthanded goals has been a talking point all season long, and again, the duo of Coleman and Sharangovich made good on an opportunity after Coleman stripped Kings defenceman Jordan Spence in the neutral zone. He dished to Sharangovich, who floated a return feed back across the low slot for Coleman to bang into the net from just outside the blue paint 4:01 into the middle stanza. The marker was Calgary's league-leading ninth shorthanded goal of the season, and sixth in December; Coleman has accounted for four of those tallies this month alone. The score did not stay level for long, though. The Kings grabbed a 3-2 lead when Alex Laferriere took advantage of a fortuitous bounce at Markstrom's right post two-and-a-half minutes after Coleman's equalizer. Los Angeles extended their lead to 4-2 through Moore at the midpoint of the period. The Flames had a couple of opportunities to get back on the scoresheet in the latter stages of the frame, first on a slot shot from Connor Zary that struck iron with just under seven minutes remaining. Coleman nearly replicated his goal from earlier in the period on a rush with Mikael Backlund, but a back-checking King did just enough to thwart the Calgary winger from tapping in a puck at Talbot's back post. Shots in the second period were 13-11 in Los Angeles' favour. Calgary put on the pressure to start the third, which began with 3:48 of powerplay time for the guests, but it took the Flames' fifth man-advantage opportunity of the night to solve the Kings' penalty-kill. At 7:18, Coleman banged in a rebound from just outside the crease to trim the deficit to 4-3, after Adam Ruzicka sent the puck goalward from the right flank. At the other end, Markstrom stood tall to preserve the 4-3 scoreline, denying Los Angeles on a pair of attempts shortly after Coleman's tally, including one off a Kevin Fiala partial breakaway with just over eight minutes gone in the frame. He stoned Dubois on a clear-cut breakaway with a sound positional stop with six minutes left, not long after a Mikael Backlund shot attempt forced Talbot into a reaction save on a Calgary powerplay to highlight a breathless stretch of play. Then, with the Flames short-handed late, Markstrom flung himself across his crease to deny Moore a tap-in that would have all but sealed it for the home side. Byfield iced it for Los Angeles with a minute left to play; he raced after a loose puck in the Calgary zone and pushed it into the empty net for his second goal of the contest. Markstrom stopped all eight shots he faced in the third period, while Talbot earned the win with a 29-save performance. Andersson led all Calgary skaters with five shots on goal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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