CALGARY — Jonathan Huberdeau, Connor Zary, Blake Coleman, and Matt Coronato every contributed a objective and an help to the Calgary Flames’ 6-4 win over the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday.
CALGARY — Jonathan Huberdeau, Connor Zary, Blake Coleman, and Matt Coronato every contributed a objective and an help to the Calgary Flames’ 6-4 win over the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday.
Nazem Kadri and Mikael Backlund additionally scored for Flames (16-11-7), which reached their vacation break with factors of their final 4 video games (2-0-2).
Flames goalie Dustin Wolf made 24 stops for a 10-5-2 file to date in his rookie season.
Calgary improved to 8-1-3 in its final dozen residence video games on the Scotiabank Saddledome.
Tyler Bertuzzi scored twice and had an help and Connor Bedard had a objective and two assists for the Blackhawks (12-20-2), whose win streak halted at three video games.
Ilya Mikheyev scored his fourth objective in as many video games and Teuvo Teravainen’s two assists gave him a number of factors in 4 straight video games (one objective, 9 assists).
Blackhawks galie Peter Mrazek had 24 saves in his first sport since he was injured Dec. 7.
Calgary held a commanding 5-1 edge heading into the third interval, however the lead dwindled to a single objective earlier than Backlund iced the win with an empty-netter.
Takeaways
Blackhawks: After a lacklustre first interval wherein the guests have been outshot 15-8, interim head coach Anders Sorensen flip-flopped the wingers on his prime two strains and the brand new trio of Bedard between Taylor Corridor and Bertuzzi produced the following two even-strength objectives. After Bertuzzi’s first objective of the sport 57 seconds into the third made it 5-2, Bedard set-up Bertuzzi’s power-play objective at 11:30 to slender the deficit to 2 objectives and arrange the dramatic end.
Flames: Calgary grabbed a 2-0 lead when Huberdeau scored short-handed at 12:19 of the primary interval and Kadri capitalized on a Kevin Korchinski giveaway 67 seconds later. Huberdeau and Kadri have been tied for workforce in objectives with 13 apiece. For the reason that two forwards joined Martin Pospisil on a line Nov. 30, Huberdeau leads the workforce with 13 factors (6 objectives, 7 assists) in 10 video games whereas Kadri is second with 9 factors (6 objectives, 3 assists).
Key second
The Flames restored a two-goal lead 28 seconds after Bedard reduce Chicago’s deficit to 2-1 within the second interval. Zary transformed a cross-ice cross from Jakob Pelletier and, two minutes later, mixed with Huberdeau for Coronato’s power-play objective and a 4-1 lead.
Key stat
Calgary scored six objectives in a sport and twice within the first interval for the primary time since their residence opener Oct. 15.
Up subsequent
Blackhawks: Journey to Minnesota to face the Wild on Monday..
Flames: Play on the street subsequent Saturday towards the San Jose Sharks.
This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed Dec. 21, 2024.
Darren Haynes, The Canadian Press
