Brewin Flames Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 Game # 66 Flames score 4 in 3rd, defeat Golden Knights Coleman scores twice for Calgary; Mantha gets 1st goal with Vegas ByAaron Vickers NHL.com Independent Correspondent 1:17 AM CALGARY -- Blake Coleman scored twice in a four-goal third period for the Calgary Flames, who defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-1 at Scotiabank Saddledome on Thursday. Yegor Sharangovich had a goal and an assist for the Flames (32-29-5), who had been outscored 18-5 during a three-game losing streak. Dryden Hunt had two assists, and Dustin Wolf made 28 saves. "Just a good response," Coleman said. "I thought everybody, for whatever reason, the trade deadline, the travel, whatever it was, loomed heavy on our group a little bit. We were all pretty disappointed with the way the last few games went. We've had some good look-in-the-mirror meetings here in the last 24 hours, and I thought everybody to a man responded really well. All around it was a good team game." Anthony Mantha scored, and Adin Hill made 33 saves for the Golden Knights (35-24-7), who had won consecutive games after losing four in a row. "We're fighting for the playoffs right now, and the fight isn't there," Vegas defenseman Brayden McNabb said. "We need to reset and get back to it." Vegas, the defending Stanley Cup champions, lead the Minnesota Wild by four points for the second wild card into the playoffs from the Western Conference with one game in hand. "I'd like to see them have some urgency and realize it's not automatic that we're going to get a chance to repeat," Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy said. "You have to earn your way in. We're not playing well enough right now to assure that. If you're losing playing well, you say, 'OK that's just hockey some nights.' There has to be recognition at some point. The clock is ticking. We're OK today, but who knows next week if this sort of attitude doesn't change." Mantha gave the Golden Knights a 1-0 lead at 17:56 of the second period with a one-timer from the right circle. It was his first goal in his fourth game for Vegas since he was acquired in a trade with the Washington Capitals on March 5. "It feels good," Mantha said. "Obviously, some pressure off. Now we go." Sharangovich tied it 1-1 at 4:00 of the third period when his shot from the slot rolled up Hill's stick and in. He has five goals in his past five games. Coleman gave the Flames a 2-1 lead at 10:06 when he chipped in a centering pass from Nazem Kadri. The goal came after Wolf made a blocker save on Ivan Barbashev's breakaway at 9:53. "It feels good, obviously," Wolf said. "That's the game of hockey, right? You get the save at one end and the goal at the other. That kind of happens more often than you think. Pretty pivotal moment in the game where I was just trying to stay as dialed in as I could, and things just worked out perfectly." Matt Coronato pushed it to 3-1 at 14:45 with a one-timer from the left circle off a feed from Hunt on a rush. Coleman scored an empty-net goal for the 4-1 final at 17:02. "It was an embarrassing 72 hours for our team," Coleman said. "We maybe didn't handle our response to losing some guys and some friends (at the deadline) ... and we got slapped pretty hard for not showing up and being our best. At the end of the day, if you've got pride and you get beat up like that, you better respond or you don't really belong in this league. We had a lot of guys that were not happy with the last few games, and everybody stepped up and was much better and was who we expect them to be." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted March 17 Author Share Posted March 17 Game # 67 Au Revoir! Wolf stands tall, Backlund scores a pair in win over Habs ByTy Pilson @typilson CalgaryFlames.com March 16, 2024 Fresh off a 28-save performance in a 4-1 win against Vegas on Thursday, Dustin Wolf kicked it up a notch for his encore. The Flames goaltender made 36 saves - a handful of them of the highlight-reel quality - as Calgary won their second straight game, dumping the visiting Montreal Canadiens 5-2 in an early Saturday night tilt at the Scotiababank Saddledome. Captain Mikael Backlund scored a pair, while Martin Pospisil, Nazem Kadri and Daniil Miromanov also tallied in the victory. Backlund's second goal - which came just 11 seconds into the second period, same as his number in a neat coincidence - was the 200th of the Calgary captain's career. He also had an assist MacKenzie Weegar had three points, while Kadri and Jonathan Huberdeau each had two. Notable on the night that both A.J. Greer and Andrei Kuzmenko returned to the lineup after missing time due to injury. The victory came on the team's annual '80s Theme Night, this year honouring members of the team's 1989 Stanley Cup winning side that beat the Habs, including Lanny MacDonald, who was in attendance after suffereing a cardiac event in early Feburary. He received a hero's welcome via a standing ovation and deafening cheers during a TV timeout, as was fitting for the franchise legend. Wolf turned aside all 15 shots he faced in the opening stanza, the best coming as Cole Caufield tried to outwait him as he circled across the slot after a turnover, but Wolf stayed with him and lunged to get his paddle on the puck as the Montreal forward shot from his knees. The Flames has some excellent looks in the first – an early doorstep tip from Kadri on a pass from Huberdeau, Blake Coleman on a partial breakaway, and Andrei Kuzmenko’s wicked wrister from the high slot – but Cayden Primeau stopped all three. Backlund finally beat him with a nifty tip of MacKenzie Weegar’s point shot on a powerplay at 16:23 that went farside. Backlund’s quick strike for his second came after Primeau made a save but ended up out of position trying to clear the rebound, Coleman sending a no-look pass from behind the net that Backlund merely had to tap home into the wide-open net. Huberdeau showed off his otherworldly passing and vision at 7:41, knocking a puck out of the air and down to his stick as he stood in the blue paint with his back to Primeau, then making a quick, tight feed to Pospisil who potted his seventh of the season. Montreal got on the board off a 2-on-1 rush, Nick Suzuki feeding a cross-ice pass to Caufield, whose one-timer beat Wolf back to the shortside at 10:34. They would add another late in the frame, David Savard’s blueline blast beating a screened Wolf with 1:35 to go in the frame. The Flames needed just six seconds to score on a third-period powerplay, Kadri redirecting a pass from Huberdeau between the wickets of Primeau at 1:01. Miromanov scored his second as a Flame after he snuck in from the point for a pass and then circled behind the net and was in the right spot to grab the rebound of a Weegar blast and snap it into the cage. The Lineup: Forwards Jonathan Huberdeau - Nazem Kadri - Martin Pospisil Dryden Hunt - Yegor Sharangovich - Andrei Kuzmenko Andrew Mangiapane - Mikael Backlund - Blake Coleman A.J. Greer - Kevin Rooney - Matt Coronato DEFENCE Oliver Kylington - Rasmus Andersson MacKenzie Weegar - Daniil Miromanov Nikita Okhotiuk - Brayden Pachal GOALTENDER Dustin Wolf - starter Dan Vladar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Brewin Flames Posted March 19 Author Share Posted March 19 Game # 68 Ovechkin scores twice, Capitals defeat Flames for 3rd straight win Reaches 20-goal mark for 19th consecutive season, Washington moves into 2nd East wild card Recap: Capitals @ Flames 3.18.24 ByAaron Vickers NHL.com Independent Correspondent 12:57 AM CALGARY -- Alex Ovechkin scored two goals, including his 20th of the season, to help the Washington Capitals to a 5-2 win against the Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome on Monday. Ovechkin is the sixth player in NHL history to score at least 20 goals in a season 19 times, joining Gordie Howe (22), Ron Francis (20), Brendan Shanahan (19), Dave Andreychuk (19) and Jaromir Jagr (19). He also became the third to do so in 19 consecutive seasons, along with Howe (22) and Shanahan (19). "That's pretty impressive, I think," Washington forward Dylan Strome said. "It's impressive. He's a world-class player. He's a Hall of Famer. There's not many things that hasn't been said about him, but he keeps doing it, even at age 38. It's fun to be a part of, fun to watch." Ovechkin is the only player in NHL history to reach the mark from the start of his career. He has 843 career goals, 51 behind Gretzky (894) for the most in League history. "We're all cheering for him," Washington forward Hendrix Lapierre said. "Everyone's super happy when he scores. Obviously, everyone's super happy when everyone scores, but I feel like there's a little something extra with 'O.' And it was two really big goals tonight, too. We're just super happy for him and we're just trying to help him in this chase. He's looking pretty [darn] good.” Strome and Tom Wilson each had a goal and an assist, and Lapierre scored for the Capitals (33-25-9), who won their third straight and moved into the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference. Charlie Lindgren made 34 saves. "It's a great feeling," Ovechkin said. "We know it's not going to be easy. We keep fighting, keep playing. We'll go game by game." MacKenzie Weegar and Kevin Rooney scored, and Dustin Wolf made 28 saves for the Flames (33-30-5), who had won two in a row. "Five-on-five, I thought we did some things that we liked," Calgary coach Ryan Huska said. "I don't think we did a good enough job special team-wise. For me, that was the difference in the game. Both our power play in not generating anything for us, but also giving them momentum, and our penalty kill did that, too." Strome gave Washington a 1-0 lead at 14:59 of the first period with a wrist shot from the top of the right face-off circle past Wolf's glove. Ovechkin extended it to 2-0 at 5:58 of the second period when he redirected Max Pacioretty's centering pass on the power play for his 20th goal of the season. "Consistency ... not just from the scoring part, but also him being in the lineup and being durable and him being able to play game after game after game all these years," Capitals coach Spencer Carbery said. "Happy for him. He gets his 20th and 21st, and they were huge. We needed every single bit of those two goals tonight." Ovechkin made it 3-0 at 9:16 with a one-timer from the top of the right circle for another power-play goal. He has scored a goal against 174 goaltenders, the third most by a player in NHL history behind Jagr (178) and Patrick Marleau (177). "I'm sure there'll be a couple more," Wolf said. "It's pretty special to play against a guy like that, and obviously didn't get the result, but that was pretty fun." Rooney cut it to 3-1 at 10:41 by tipping in Brayden Pachal's backhand from the slot. The goal was upheld after Washington’s challenge for goaltender interference was unsuccessful. Lapierre pushed it to 4-1 at 14:22 when he scored off a long, looping backhand pass from Sonny Milano. "Sonny does some crazy things out there with the puck," Strome said. "We're going to call that the alley-oop, I think, from that one. He threw it up there and ‘Lappy’ made a great play to hit it off of one bounce and put it upstairs. There's nothing much the goalie can do there on that one." Weegar made it 4-2 at 7:13 of the third period, skating into the high slot and beating Lindgren with a slap shot glove side. Wilson scored into an empty net at 17:31 for the 5-2 final. "We knew that they were sort of in the same position we are," Weegar said. "I wouldn't necessarily say they were a more desperate team because I thought we did play a good game 5-on-5. They obviously got some good bounces on the power play. I thought our power play, we needed to get one or two there, for sure. I thought our compete and effort was there 5-on-5." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegx.ca Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Can't even recognize most of this Calgary roster anymore... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted March 24 Author Share Posted March 24 Game # 69 Flames Doubled Up By Canucks The Flames suffered a 4-2 setback Saturday night in Vancouver ByChris Wahl @wahlsy CalgaryFlames.com 1:20 AM VANCOUVER — J.T. Miller's third-period goal stood up as the winner as the Canucks doubled up the Flames 4-2 Saturday at Rogers Arena. Rasmus Andersson and Joel Hanley replied for Calgary, who battled valiantly but fell short against the Western Conference leaders. The homeside opened the scoring inside the opening minute, as Elias Pettersson set up linemate Nils Hoglander for a tap in at the back post. That early goal proved to be the only marker of the opening frame, but not without a lack of trying on Calgary’s part. Canucks netminder Casey DeSmith was forced into a pair of tricky pad saves before the midway mark off shots from Daniil Miromanov and Andrew Mangiapane. Andersson then stepped into a slapshot from the top of the right circle that dented DeSmith’s left post. Shots on goal were even at six apiece through 20 minutes - Markstrom’s best stop coming with just under six minutes to play, he padded aside a Miller effort from just outside his crease after the sniper found space down the right wing. Hoglander extended the Canucks’ lead 8:16 into the middle frame on a quick counter-attack. He accepted the puck from Pettersson and converted on a breakaway backhand for his 22nd goal of the season. The visitors kept pressing, coming close on a breakaway of their own moments later, during which Jonathan Huberdeau forced DeSmith into a save and Vasily Podkolzin into a minor penalty for slashing. Calgary’s efforts in the offensive zone paid dividends with 1:29 to play in the middle frame. A.J. Greer feathered a drop pass into the high slot from the right wing, allowing Andersson to step into a snapshot that zipped past DeSmith’s left arm. Saturday's contest was a bit of a chess match, and that was especially evident during the third period. Calgary came close to tying the game with just under seven minutes on the clock; the puck bounced out front to Huberdeau who cranked a wrist shot off DeSmith’s left post. Miller added insurance on a Vancouver powerplay at the 16:42 mark, then Vancouver rounded out their portion of the scoring with an empty-net marker from Elias Lindholm in the dying embers of the game. Hanley cut the lead to 4-2 in the final minute of play, slapping a puck short side on DeSmith from the left circle to record his first goal in Flames silks. Head coach Ryan Huska pinned the loss on a lack of execution in the offensive zone. "After the first five, six minutes I thought we settled in and played a pretty good road game," he said. "Our finish or those situations, or those chances wasn't there for us tonight, and they scored on the powerplay and we didn't." Markstrom made 22 saves in his return to the Flames lineup, while Connor Zary earned 16:24 of icetime in his first game since Mar. 2. Greer finished the night with two assists. The Lineup: Forwards Jonathan Huberdeau - Yegor Sharangovich - Andrei Kuzmenko Connor Zary - Nazem Kadri - Martin Pospisil Andrew Mangiapane - Mikael Backlund - Blake Coleman A.J. Greer - Kevin Rooney - Dryden Hunt Defence Oliver Kylington - Rasmus Andersson MacKenzie Weegar - Daniil Miromanov Joel Hanley - Brayden Pachal Goaltenders Jacob Markstrom - Starter Dustin Wolf Scratches: Matt Coronato, Walker Duehr, Dennis Gilbert, Nikita Okhotiuk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted March 25 Author Share Posted March 25 Game # 70 Flames Fall To Sabres Calgary unable to rally, drop 4-1 decision to Buffalo ByTy Pilson @typilson CalgaryFlames.com 12:05 AM It was another close one, but for the second game in as many nights, the Flames came out on the wrong end of the score. Down 2-1 with two minutes and change to go, the Flames pulled goaltender Dustin Wolf but couldn't find the tying tally against the Sabres Sunday night at the Scotiabank Saddledome, Buffalo potting two empty-netters for a 4-1 victory. Calgary lost 4-2 in another tight contest in Vancouver less than 24 hours earlier. Jonathan Huberdeau had the lone marker for the Flames, while Wolf finished with 25 saves. The Sabres scored on their first shot of the game when Calgary product Peyton Krebs skated in on the left-wing and snapped a puck farside under the glove of Wolf at 4:53. With time winding down in the first, Wolf denied Bowen Byram on a 3-on-1 Sabres rush when the blueliner held and fired. The former first-round pick has been on a tear since being acquired right before the trade deadline from Colorado, scoring three goals and six points in eight outings. The Flames got on the board with a powerplay tally at 10:35, moments after Yegor Sharangovich had rang one off the post. Huberdeau then tried to fire a pass towards the net and it went off the stick of Owen Power and into the cage for No. 10’s 10th of the season. Play Video Huberdeau's pass to the net-front goes off Power and in Martin Pospisil got a breakaway minutes later, winding up to fake a slapshot, then trying to finesse it five hole, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen making the save and the Flames forward then putting the rebound off the post from a tight angle. Wolf said ‘hold my water bottle’ after that one, later stopping big Tage Thompson’s partial breakaway. With time winding down, Wolf also denied Alex Tuch’s tip attempt on a powerplay to keep it knotted at one after 40 minutes. JJ Peterka scored the game-winner at 11:04 of the third period, slipping into the slot and one-timing a pass from Tage Thompson who was behind the net. Thompson and Connor Clifton finished it off with the empty-netters. Prior to the tilt, the Flames honoured Chris Simon, who passed away March 18. Play Video A moment of silence is observed for our late friend The Lineup: Forwards Jonathan Huberdeau - Yegor Sharangovich - Andrei Kuzmenko Connor Zary - Nazem Kadri - Martin Pospisil Andrew Mangiapane - Mikael Backlund - Blake Coleman A.J. Greer - Kevin Rooney - Dryden Hunt DEFENCE Oliver Kylington - Rasmus Andersson MacKenzie Weegar - Daniil Miromanov Joel Hanley - Brayden Pachal GOALTENDER Dustin Wolf - starter Jacob Markstrom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted March 27 Author Share Posted March 27 Game # 71 Flames Fall In Chicago Weegar scores in Flames 3-1 defeat to Blackhawks ByTy Pilson @typilson CalgaryFlames.com March 26, 2024 It wasn't the start they wanted, but the Flames pressed hard to the end, but fell 3-1 to the Blackhawks in Chicago in the first of a two-game road trip that wraps up Thursday in St. Louis. Trailing 2-0 after the opening frame, Calgary outshot Chicago 35-12 in the final 40 minutes, but only MacKenzie Weegar was able to beat Chicago goalie Petr Mrazek. The blueliner scored his 17th of the season at 12:25 of the third period, Nazem Kadri and Connor Zary getting the helpers. Martin Pospisil played a big role in the tally, battling down low to screen Mrazek. As mentioned, it was tough start to the game, Jason Dickinson grabbing the puck on a turnover in the Flames zone and getting a shot that Jacob Markstrom stopped, but Daniil Miromanov was called for a slash as Dickinson tried to fire the rebound home. Markstrom then made a stellar stop on Philipp Kurashev’s one-timer from his knee in the left faceoff circle, but Calgary went down two men with 57 seconds left on the original call when Mikael Backlund was whistled for hooking Connor Bedard. The 'Hawks piled on the pressure, Markstrom standing tall by first coming across to deny Tyler Johnson’s backdoor tip in attempt, then robbing him on a one-timer from the slot. But with 15 seconds left in the second minor, Seth Jones stepped into a blast that found twine for his seventh of the campaign at 3:35, Kurashev and Bedard getting the helpers. Dickinson made it 2-0 at the 15:15 mark, converting a cross-ice pass from Joey Anderson off a 2-on-1 rush. The shots favoured the homeside 15-5 after 20 minutes. The Flames flipped the script in the middle stanza, outshooting the Blackhawks 14-4. Calgary had two powerplays in the second and Andrei Kuzmenko tried to jam the puck home from down low – once on each advantage. Markstrom made another beauty stop in the third when he stopped Lukas Reichel in tight off a 2-on-1. Mrazek was able to flash the leather to later deny Nazem Kadri who cut hard into the high slot, and then Jonathan Huberdeau tipped one just inches wide before Dickinson would score at 4:15 to make it 3-0. Landon Slaggert appeared to make it 4-0 at seven-minutes-and-change off a rush after Oliver Kylington’s stick broke on a shot attempt from up high, but the officials reviewed it and the puck hit the crossbar and out, not crossing the line. Flames fan Jared Keeso and some of his castmates from the hit TV show Shoresy were in attendance and Flames TV's Brendan Parker caught up with them for a chat before the game. The Lineup: Forwards Jonathan Huberdeau - Yegor Sharangovich - Andrei Kuzmenko Connor Zary - Nazem Kadri - Martin Pospisil Andrew Mangiapane - Mikael Backlund - Blake Coleman A.J. Greer - Kevin Rooney - Matt Coronato DEFENCE Oliver Kylington - Rasmus Andersson MacKenzie Weegar - Daniil Miromanov Nikita Okhotiuk - Brayden Pachal GOALTENDER Jacob Markstrom - starter Dustin Wolf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegx.ca Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Calgary owners trying to blow smoke up our asses all year...they shoulda just admitted they were giving up as soon as they fired Sutter and Treliving... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted March 29 Author Share Posted March 29 Game # 72 Flamers 2 Blues 5 They suck...that is all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted March 31 Author Share Posted March 31 Game # 73 Flames score three powerplay tallies to beat visiting Kings ByTy Pilson @typilson CalgaryFlames.com March 30, 2024 The powerplay was potent. The defence stifling. Put those two things together and you get a 4-2 Flames victory over their Pacific Division cousins - the LA Kings - Saturday night at the Scotiababank Saddledome. On an evening the team hosted their first South Asian Celebration night, Nazem Kadri, Martin Pospisil, Blake Coleman and MacKenzie Weegar scored for the Flames as they snapped a five-game losing funk. Andrei Kuzmenko also had a big night with two terrific assists. Coleman's tally was his sixth game-winner of the season, while Weegar provided the insurance marker at 11:30 of the third period, scoring just seven seconds into a powerplay, their third man-up goal of the game. Jacob Markstrom made a majestic save on Anze Kopitar earlier in the third, flashing the leather on a tip in tight by the Kings captain off a rush as they pushed to tie up the tilt. Calgary outshot LA 35-18 on the night, allowing them just nine shots in the first two periods. Both Kings goals came courtesy of the powerplay. The Flames had a ton of looks in the opening stanza, outshooting the visitors 16-4. Jonathan Huberdeau feathered the puck over a defender to Coleman on an early rush to get things started, but No. 20 had to receive on his backhand and get a shot off from a tough angle that Rittich stopped. The Flames went to the powerplay at 4:37 and wasted no time, scoring in just eight seconds when Yegor Sharangovich feed Kuzmenko to the right of the net and he tapped it to Kadri in the slot, his low one-timer finding net. But less than a minute later Joel Hanley got whistled for holding and in an odd turn of events, the Kings scored just eight seconds into their man-advantage when Adrian Kempe wired a perfectly-placed cross-ice one-timer high farside at 5:42. Kadri put a on clinic up near the Kings blueline to start the play that led to the second Calgary tally, spinning a few times and pulling the puck around former Flame Trevor Lewis before feeding Kuzmenko who put it across the paint to Pospisil for the tap-in at 11:56. Rasmus Andersson put in quite a shift leading to the team’s third goal coming on a powerplay at 11:58 of the third. The Flames blueliner stepped into a clapper that was blocked by Blake Lizotte, the forward slow to get up. Andersson then took the rebound, skated to the centre of the ice and snapped a shot that hit Mikael Backlund in front and dropped to the ice where Coleman put it home for his 29th of the season. Calgary held L.A. to just one shot for more than 17 minutes of the period when the Kings got a powerplay. Markstrom stopped their second shot – coming off the stick of Kempe on a similar shot to his earlier goal – but Kopitar would beat him at 18:25 to make it a one-goal game. Weegar's tally then came courtesy of a lovely feed from Huberdeau, who took a pass down low and made everyone think he was going cross crease but dropped it back high to Weegar who stepped in a shot from one knee. The Lineup: FORWARDS Jonathan Huberdeau - Mikael Backlund - Blake Coleman Andrei Kuzmenko - Nazem Kadri - Martin Pospisil Connor Zary - Yegor Sharangovich - Matt Coronato A.J. Greer - Kevin Rooney - Dryden Hunt DEFENCE Joel Hanley - Rasmus Andersson MacKenzie Weegar - Daniil Miromanov Oliver Kylington - Brayden Pachal GOALTENDER Jacob Markstrom - starter Dustin Wolf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegx.ca Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Hallelujah plus Hubbie was on Hockey Night in Canada After Hours too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted April 3 Author Share Posted April 3 Game # 74 Ducks Down Flames Calgary loses 5-3 to Anaheim ByTy Pilson @typilson CalgaryFlames.com 12:19 AM The visiting Ducks scored three times in the third period to beat the Flames 5-3 at the Scotiabank Saddledome Tuesday night. The game was knotted at two heading in the final frame, but the Ducks scored two straight before Andrei Kuzmenko answered to make it a one-goal game again, but then Alex Killorn scored his second of the stanza to round out the scoring. Kuzmenko finished the night with a pair of goals, while Yegor Sharangovich had the other Calgary tally. Jacob Markstrom got the start in net and finished with 24 saves. Nazem Kadri and Martin Pospisil both had two-assist nights. The Flames had a 5-0 lead in shots early in the first period but finished with just six in the frame, while the Ducks piled 13 on the cage in the last 15 minutes. Mason McTavish opened the scoring at 14:03, fighting for position atop the blue paint and tipping home a point shot from Olen Zellweger. McTavish went looking for his second with time winding down in the first, stepping into a one-timer off a 2-on-1, cross-ice pass from Ryan Strome, but Markstrom launched across the crease to get there before the puck. There was significantly more action in the second as the Flames outshot the visitors 12-5 and were rewarded for the increased production. Calgary went to the powerplay 2:25 in and just five seconds into the advantage, they got on the board when Sharangovich made a stealthy tip in traffic on a Kadri shot past Lukas Dostal, many in the the crowd thinking No. 91 had scored till the official call was made on the PA. Sharangovich was then stopped in a 2-on-1 with Connor Zary a few minutes later when when he held and fired. Kuzmenko got cooking after that, beating a Duck along the boards then hitting the binders inside the left faceoff circle, spinning and feeding a trailing Pospisil who was denied by Dostal. At the other end of the ice, Markstrom flashed the leather to deny Troy Terry and keep it knotted. Kuzmenko then sliced and diced through the Anaheim zone outside the reach of two different lunging Ducks and snapped home an absolute beauty at 10:26. Worth noting he had another good shot off a faceoff win later in the second but was stopped. Terry made it 2-2 at 13:36 with nine seconds left on an Anaheim powerplay when he was in the right place at the right time, a point shot deflecting off a few players and right onto his stick as he stared at a wide-open cage. Zary brought the crowd to its feet when he battled for the puck with a backpedalling Trevor Zegras, knocking the Ducks star into the linesman by the Anaheim blueline, which sent him crashing to the ice and his helmet flying. The Flames forward, meanwhile, grabbed the biscuit and drove the net on a 2-on-1 without missing a step, getting two shots off but stopped on both. Cam Fowler and Killorn scored in the first 5:09 of the third before Pospisil fired a puck on net that deflected off the skate of Kuzmenko and past Dostal at 9:34. The Lineup: Forwards Jonathan Huberdeau - Mikael Backlund - Blake Coleman Martin Pospisil - Nazem Kadri - Andrei Kuzmenko Connor Zary - Yegor Sharangovich - Matt Coronato A.J. Greer - Kevin Rooney - Dryden Hunt DEFENCE Joel Hanley - Rasmus Andersson MacKenzie Weegar - Daniil Miromanov Oliver Kylington - Brayden Pachal GOALTENDER Jacob Markstrom - starter Dillon Dube 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted April 5 Author Share Posted April 5 Game # 75 Flames lost again....Blah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted April 7 Author Share Posted April 7 Game # 76 Down To The Wire Flames rally but fall 4-2 to Oilers @typilson CalgaryFlames.com 1:30 AM Trailing 2-0, the Flames didn't give up. Mathematically eliminated from the playoffs in a loss to the Jets Thursday night, the team promised to play for each other and play for pride as they finished out the season. They did just that. Yegor Sharangovich scored on a powerplay just before the end of the second period and Nazem Kadri added another man-up marker to tie it up in the third, but the Oilers got the go-ahead goal and then added an empty-netter for a 4-2 victory Saturday night at the Scotiabank Saddledome. It was the 30th goal of the season for Sharangovich, who also had an assist and was named the game's first star. Jacob Markstrom made 23 saves for the Flames while Calvin Pickard turned aside 34 pucks as the homeside outshot and outchanced the visitors. Connor Zary returned to the ice Saturday after being a healthy scratch in Thursday’s loss to the Jets. Instead of lining up on the wing, which he has for most of the season, he centred a line with Jonathan Huberdeau and Dryden Hunt on the night. The trio were buzzing early, Huberdeau just missing Zary with a tap-in pass less than four minutes in. Later Hunt got a fluttering backhand on net after a scramble, Pickard getting enough of the knuckleball to keep it out. Markstrom was solid in the opening 20, denying Warren Foegele’s shorthanded backhand breakaway attempt with his right pad, Daniil Miromanov then tattooing the post later on the advantage. Calgary got three powerplays in the first, the Oilers two (while, more like one-a-half as there was some 4-on-4 in there on their first one). They made good on the last one, Leon Draisaitl stepping into a one-timer with 15 seconds to play in the frame. The Flames outshot the visitors by a wide 19-8 margin in the second period. Pickard was sharp early, stopping a pair of shots – one backhand and one forehand - from Mikael Backlund right on the doorstep. The Oilers got their second tally after a turnover, former Flame Derek Ryan legging the puck up the ice on a 2-on-1, Dennis Gilbert laying down to block his cross-ice pass attempt, but the puck squirting out to a trailing Connor Brown who put it home at 3:13. Evander Kane slashed Hunt behind the Oilers net after a Flames rush, Sharangovich making him pay 11 seconds into the powerplay when he stepped into a howitzer. Gilbert beat Pickard but hit the post, then Pickard closed the wickets on Martin Pospisil’s five-hole attempt on the same shift. Markstrom’s biggest save of the period came on Hyman, who tipped one on the fly in close, the type of goal the Oilers winger has coverted more often than nought this season. Kadri's goal came at 7:13 of the final frame when he tipped in Sharangovich's blast. The Lineup: Forwards Yegor Sharangovich - Mikael Backlund - Blake Coleman Martin Pospisil - Nazem Kadri - Andrei Kuzmenko Jonathan Huberdeau - Connor Zary - Dryden Hunt A.J. Greer - Kevin Rooney - Matt Coronato DEFENCE MacKenzie Weegar - Daniil Miromanov Oliver Kylington - Rasmus Andersson Dennis Gilbert - Brayden Pachal GOALTENDER Jacob Markstrom - starter Dustin Wolf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegx.ca Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 On 4/5/2024 at 2:51 AM, Brewin Flames said: Game # 75 Flames lost again....Blah Double blah...if Calgary don't draft Iginla son I'll never forgive the owners for all this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted April 10 Author Share Posted April 10 Game # 77 Kuzmenko scores power-play goal in OT, Flames beat Sharks 3-2 to stop skid 1:48 SAN JOSE, Calif. -- — Andrei Kuzmenko scored a power-play goal 2:58 into overtime and the Calgary Flames came back to beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2 on Tuesday night. Kuzmenko put in the puck off a scramble in front for the Flames, who had lost three straight and eight of nine. Rasmus Andersson and Nazem Kadri also scored for Calgary, which converted two of its three power-play opportunities. “We’re scoring goals, and they’re crucial goals in these hockey games,” Kadri said. “As a group, I think we take pride in trying to give our group a boost of energy. When things aren’t going too well, we’re accountable with one another. I think that’s important. When you’re playing with confidence, obviously it’s a lot smoother.” William Eklund and Jacob MacDonald had the goals for San Jose. The last-place Sharks have dropped four of five. San Jose would clinch the worst record in the NHL and have a 25.5% chance of winning the top pick in the draft lottery if Chicago wins at St. Louis on Wednesday. “We just cheated the game," Sharks coach David Quinn said. "I thought in the second and third, we were wanting it to be easy. We were hoping that things were going to happen instead of approaching the game the honest way and the right way. I thought we were fortunate to get into overtime.” Flames goaltender Dustin Wolf, starting against his hometown team, made 20 saves. The 22-year-old Gilroy native had family in attendance, including his grandmother, who got to see him play in the NHL for the first time. “Coming from a small town, and playing against your hometown team, is something you obviously dream of, and pretty cool,” Wolf said. Calgary coach Ryan Huska said the Flames knew it was an important night for Wolf. “I thought when he had to make some saves, he did a good job,” Huska said. “And he looked calm and composed.” Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 38 shots for the Sharks. Eklund scored on a backhand after a lead pass from Fabian Zetterlund to give the Sharks a 1-0 lead after one period. Eklund, who had a hat trick on Saturday, has points in 10 of his last 11 home games. MacDonald scored early in the second to double the San Jose lead, but Calgary responded with goals by Andersson at even strength and Kadri on the power play to tie the game going into the third. Kadri said the Flames had a “below-average first period.” “For the next 40 (minutes), we dominated,” he said. “I think we deserved that one.” Sharks forward Filip Zadina missed the game with a lower-body injury. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Brewin Flames Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 Game # 78 LA Kings take a big early lead and beat Calgary 4-1 to clinch their 3rd straight playoff berth 1:48 Updated: Apr 12, 2024, 01:56 am LOS ANGELES -- — Viktor Arvidsson scored two goals and the Los Angeles Kings clinched a playoff berth with a 4-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. Kevin Fiala and Akil Thomas also scored in a workmanlike win for the Kings, who will be in the postseason for the third consecutive spring. Los Angeles lost to Edmonton in the first round in both of the previous trips, and a third straight matchup is possible with the Kings currently sitting third in the Pacific Division behind the second-place Oilers. “(Making the playoffs) was our goal starting training camp, so one step at a time, and I think we did a good job in the regular season to get to this point," Arvidsson said. "“I don’t think seeding matters in the playoffs, if I’m honest. I came in (with) Nashville. We were the last team in, the last game of the season, and we went to the (Stanley Cup) finals. I don’t think it matters. It depends on the group and how you tackle the games moving forward.” Cam Talbot made 23 saves and captain Anze Kopitar had two assists as the Kings opened a four-game homestand to end the regular season under interim coach Jim Hiller. Los Angeles missed the chance to clinch by losing at Anaheim on Tuesday, but quickly got back into form by beating Calgary for its fourth win in five games. “I think everybody should be proud of that,” Hiller said about the Kings' playoff berth. "It’s a hard thing to do. And more importantly, it’s exciting because now you get to take the next step. You’ve earned the right to take the next step.” Kopitar echoed Arvidsson's thoughts about playoff seeding, saying it's not as important as hitting the playoffs in a rhythm. In 2012, Kopitar and the Kings famously went 16-4 in the postseason and became the first No. 8 seed to win the Stanley Cup. “Obviously it wasn’t an easy game (against Calgary), and with the game we showed in Anaheim, we weren’t very pleased,” Kopitar said. “So tonight was kind of a redemption. I thought for the most part, we did a pretty good job and essentially got the job done.” Jonathan Huberdeau scored in the third period for the Flames, who have lost nine of 11 as they wrap up a non-playoff season. Jacob Markstrom stopped 26 shots for the Flames, who beat Los Angeles in Calgary on March 30. “I don’t think we were quite ready for them tonight,” defenseman Daniil Miromanov said. “They came out hard and they were on top of us, really. We weren’t efficient on our transition game and breakouts. They were on top of our sticks and bodies, and also I feel like we were turning over the puck in the gray zones a lot.” After Miromanov committed an early penalty by moving the puck with his hand after losing his stick, the Kings scored 26 seconds into the ensuing power play when Fiala wired a wrist shot through traffic for his 28th goal. The Swiss forward's 11th power-play goal was also his 30th point on power plays this season, making him the first Los Angeles player to hit that mark since 2010. Arvidsson doubled the lead early in the second period, snapping a sharp-angled shot past Markstrom for the third goal of his injury-shortened season. The veteran forward has played in only 15 games, sitting out until mid-February while recovering from back surgery and then missing another month with a lower-body injury. Thomas scored seven minutes later, expertly batting down a slap shot from the point by Matt Roy and bouncing it past Markstrom for his third goal in the past four games and the first home goal of his career. Thomas spent most of this season in the AHL, but the Kings' second-round pick from 2018 has made an immediate impact since his NHL debut 10 days ago, perhaps even playing his way into a postseason role. Thomas is the first Kings skater to score three goals within his first five NHL games since Brian Boyle did it in 2008. Arvidsson added an empty-net goal with 3:14 to play, earning his first multi-goal game since March 26, 2023. “I don’t think we were competitive enough in the first two periods," Calgary coach Ryan Huska said. “Third period, I thought we started to skate a little bit. We had more zone time than we had the first two periods. But I think a lot of it came down to the competitive side, and not clean or crisp with the puck.” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Brewin Flames Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 Game # 79 Kuzmenko scores hat trick, leads Calgary to a 6-3 victory over Anaheim in Silfverberg's home finale 0:50 ByAP Updated: Apr 13, 2024, 01:46 am ANAHEIM, Calif. -- — Andrei Kuzmenko scored three goals, Nazem Kadri had a goal and two assists, and the Calgary Flames withstood Anaheim's third-period rally for a 6-3 victory over the Ducks on Friday night. Kuzmenko got his second career hat trick with two goals in the final 5:38 after Anaheim had trimmed Calgary's 4-0 lead to one goal. Andrew Mangiapane and Connor Zary also scored for the Flames, who won for only the third time in 12 games. Dustin Wolf made 19 saves. “The first 40 minutes, we played a pretty exceptional game,” said Wolf, a California native who grew up partly in nearby Tustin. “Then they scored a couple of nice goals, and I was just battling. Made a couple of saves when I needed to.” Sam Colangelo scored a goal in his NHL debut for the Ducks early in the third period, and Frank Vatrano and Olen Zellweger scored shortly afterward. But Kuzmenko deflected Jonathan Huberdeau's shot to keep the Flames ahead with 5:38 to play on a power play, and he added another less than three minutes later. Kuzmenko acknowledged he wasn't sure whether he deserved the credit for his second goal, but he'll take it. “A hat trick is a hat trick,” Kuzmenko said with a grin. “It's more important we win.” The game was the last at Honda Center for longtime Ducks forward Jakob Silfverberg, who announced his impending retirement this week after a 12-year NHL career. Silfverberg said after the game that he will play “another couple of years” in his native Sweden. John Gibson stopped 21 shots in the final home game of the sixth consecutive non-playoff season for the Ducks, who have lost 15 of 18. Anaheim finished with just 12 home victories this season, fewer than every team except NHL-worst San Jose with 11. Mangiapane tapped in his 14th goal to cap an impressive sequence of short-handed forechecking by Calgary in the first period. Kadri doubled the lead six minutes later with his 27th goal, and Kuzmenko scored his 19th of the season from inside Gibson’s goal crease in the second period. The Ducks trailed 4-0 before Colangelo easily tapped in his goal in the third period when a puck trickled underneath Wolf and sat in the crease. The Ducks drafted Colangelo in the second round in 2020, and the 22-year-old forward from Massachusetts turned pro this month after his senior season at Western Michigan. “It felt incredible,” said Colangelo, who had his parents and two close friends in the stands. “I kind of blacked out for a second there. Just tried to get a little celly in and enjoy it with the teammates. They were great to me all day, the last couple of days. It was a great feeling.” Vatrano scored on a spectacular no-look pass from Trevor Zegras behind the Flames' net, and Zellweger made it 4-3 just 48 seconds later with a shot through traffic for his second career goal. The 33-year-old Silfverberg spent the last 11 seasons of his 12-year NHL career with the Ducks, playing a key supporting role as a two-way forward on a series of five consecutive Pacific Division champions from 2013-17. Anaheim made two Western Conference finals during that stretch with Silfverberg, who rebounded from a potentially serious blood clot in his leg two seasons ago to finish out his contract this year. Silfverberg got a standing ovation after a tribute video played during the first media timeout. Before the game, the forward received a Rolex watch, a customized table tennis table and a gaming chair from different portions of the organization. “It's been a different day with a lot of emotions,” Silfverberg said. “Unfortunately we couldn't make it all the way (back in the game), but I really appreciate what the team has done for me and my family today. It's been an awesome day that me and my kids and my wife will remember forever.” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Brewin Flames Posted April 15 Author Share Posted April 15 Game # 80 Nazem Kadri scores twice in third period to rally Flames to 6-5 win over Coyotes 1:49 ByAP Updated: Apr 15, 2024, 12:45 am CALGARY, Alberta -- — Nazem Kadri scored twice in the third period, and also had an assist, as the Calgary Flames rallied to beat the Arizona Coyotes 6-5 on Sunday. Andrei Kuzmenko, Matt Coronato, Connor Zary, and Yegor Sharangovich also scored for Calgary, which has won three of its last four games. Dustin Wolf finished with 30 saves to win his third straight start. “There’s not too many nights where (Kadri) hasn’t factored into a game,” Flames coach Ryan Huska said. “I’m happy for the way he’s approached his season this year, he’s done a lot of great things for us.” Kadri leads the club in scoring with 74 points, 15 points more than Yegor Sharangovich, who is second. “He’s a competitor, he always has been. When he finds himself in a situation where someone needs to step up or grab hold of things, I think he has a sense of obligation that that person is him,” Huska said. Dylan Guenther had two goals, and Alex Kerfoot, Matias Maccelli, and Josh Doan also scored for Arizona, which was swept in the three-game season series with the Flames. Clayton Keller had two assists. Connor Ingram stopped 25 saves before being replace by Karel Vejmelka with 2:40 left in the third period after taking an errant stick from Coronato in the mask. Vejmelka did not face any shots. “Too many breakdowns defensively,” Kerfoot said. “Little loose with the puck. They’re a good team in transition and they make plays off the rush.” It was likely the Coyotes' final road game as an Arizona team. They are expected be sold to Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith shortly after team’s season finale on Wednesday and moved to Salt Lake City. With the Flames trailing 5-4 after two periods, Kadri tied it at 1:14 of the third as he chased down a puck near the corner and sent a sharp-angle shot in between Ingram and the post. Kadri then gave Calgary its first lead of the night when he deflected MacKenzie Weegar's point shot on the power play at 5:43 for his 29th goal of the season. “My entire life, even in youth hockey, I’ve always tried to take pride in making my linemates better,” said Kadri. “Just communicating and having chemistry because I understand that as a unit, that team success usually leads to individual success as well.” The latest to benefit on his line is Kuzmenko, who has nine goals and 16 points over the last nine games. “He’s not necessarily afraid of risk, which can be a good and bad thing,” said Kadri, when asked about his talented Russian linemate. “But once you start to manage the areas of the ice, time, and score kind of thing, which comes with experience, I think that can be a heck of a tool to use, just being fearless and not being afraid to make mistakes.” The Flames got their 10th win when trailing after 40 minutes, tied with Colorado and the New York Rangers for most in the league. Guenther’s second of the game gave the Coyotes a 4-3 lead with 4:46 left in the second period as he sent a one-timer off a cross-ice pass from Jan Jenik. Doan’s made it a two-goal game 1:03 later before Sharangovich followed another 33 seconds later to bring the Flames within one at 5-4. Doan, son of longtime Coyotes great Shane Doan, has made an immediate impact in his first month in the NHL. The 22-year-old second-round pick from 2021 has five goals and nine points in his first 10 games. The Coyotes had won four of their last five as they finish the season strong. They were 20 minutes away from going 4-1-0 on their five-game road trip. “Our guys have showed a lot of character in the last week. Our last three games, really tight games and we pulled through two really tough games. Really proud of them,” Coyotes coach André Tourigny said. Arizona got off to a quick start on goals 1:19 apart from Kerfoot and Maccelli for a 2-0 lead 3:55 into the game. The Coyotes held a 7-1 advantage on shots at the time. However, Kuzmenko and Coronato scored 2:20 apart to tie it at 9:42. Guenther’s first of the night on the power play with 2:06 left in the first gave Arizona a 3-2 lead headed to the first intermission. Calgary again tied it at 9:07 of the second when Zary buried a setup from Dryden Hunt. Kuzmenko, who came over from Vancouver as part of the trade return for Elias Lindholm, is up to 14 goals and 26 points in 29 games with the Flames. At the time he was acquired, he had eight goals and 21 points in 43 games with the Canucks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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