Calgary 6, Arizona 5
When: 8:00 PM ET, Sunday, April 14, 2024
Where: Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta
Referees:
Kendrick Nicholson, Mike Sullivan
Linesmen:
Bevan Mills, Travis Toomey
Attendance:
17247
By Field Level Media
Nazem Kadri scored twice in the third period amid his second consecutive three-point game and Andrei Kuzmenko scored once with an assist to lead the host Calgary Flames to a 6-5 comeback victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Sunday.
Matt Coronato, Connor Zary and Yegor Sharangovich also scored for the Flames (37-38-5, 79 points), who have won two consecutive games and three of four outings. Goalie Dustin Wolf made 30 saves and Rasmus Andersson collected two assists.
Dylan Guenther recorded his first career multi-goal game with a pair of tallies while Alex Kerfoot, Matias Maccelli and Josh Doan also scored for the Coyotes (35-41-5, 75 points). Clayton Keller posted a pair of helpers.
Arizona goalie Connor Ingram stopped 25 shots before leaving the game with 2:40 remaining after Coronato's stick blade went through the wires of his mask. Karel Vejmelka faced no shots in relief.
After already twice erasing deficits, the Flames trailed by a pair of goals but clawed back starting with Sharangovich's 31st goal of the season at 16:50 of the second period, 33 seconds after the Coyotes took a 5-3 lead.
Kadri then took over. The veteran center tied the game 74 seconds into the third period with a sharp-angled shot that banked off Ingram and into the net.
Kadri gave Calgary its first lead at 5:43 of the third period by deflecting MacKenzie Weegar's point shot for a power-play marker, his 29th goal of the campaign.
The Coyotes had a power play in the final minute but could not score the equalizer. The Flames have won nine straight home games against the Coyotes.
After the Coyotes staked an early 2-0 lead thanks to Kerfoot's 13th goal of the season at the 2:36 mark and Maccelli's 16th at 3:55, the Flames drew even. Kuzmenko scored his 22nd of the season at 7:22 and Coronato notched his third at 9:42 of the opening frame.
Guenther's first goal of the game on the power play at 17:54 of the opening frame put Arizona ahead again, but Zary replied with his 14th of the season at 9:07 of the second period.
Arizona moved ahead by a 5-3 count when Guenther notched his second of the game and 17th of the campaign at 15:14 of the second period and Doan potted his fifth in 10 career games 63 seconds later.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Arizona |
|
Calgary |
|
Dylan Guenther 2 |
Points |
Nazem Kadri 3 |
|
Dylan Guenther 2 |
Goals |
Nazem Kadri 2 |
|
Clayton Keller 2 |
Assists |
Rasmus Andersson 2 |
|
Dylan Guenther 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Nazem Kadri 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Connor Ingram .806 |
Save Percentage |
Dustin Wolf .857 |
|
Connor Ingram 25 |
Saves |
Dustin Wolf 30 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Arizona
|
35 |
5 |
1-3 |
2-3 |
11 |
26 |
| Calgary
|
31 |
6 |
1-3 |
2-3 |
11 |
40 |
Upcoming Games
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Calgary will play their next game on the road against Vancouver. The Flames have a W/L % of .528 after a win and .409 after a loss.
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Arizona will play their next game at home against Edmonton. The Coyotes have a W/L % of .444 after a win and .422 after a loss.
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