Calgary 6, Philadelphia 3
When: 10:00 PM ET, Saturday, October 12, 2024
Where: Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta
Referees:
Cody Beach, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen:
Steve Barton, Jonathan Deschamps
Attendance:
19289
By Field Level Media
Jonathan Huberdeau and Nazem Kadri each scored two goals as the host Calgary Flames topped the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 on Saturday evening.
Huberdeau added two assists to complete a four-point night in support of Dustin Wolf (37 saves). MacKenzie Weegar notched a goal and an assist, while Mikael Backlund also scored for Calgary.
Travis Konecny scored twice and Ivan Fedotov registered 26 saves for Philadelphia, which was playing the second half of a season-opening back-to-back set. The Flyers edged the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 in a shootout on Friday to open their campaign.
The Flames opened the scoring just over 5 1/2 minutes into the game. Martin Pospisil centered the puck, which ricocheted off Huberdeau's shoulder and went past an unsuspecting Fedotov.
Weegar made it 2-0 about two minutes later. With Calgary skating four-on-three, the talented defenseman took a one-timer from the high slot and drilled it past Fedotov, who was slow to cover the left post.
Konecny sliced the deficit in half 7:05 into the second period with a nifty give-and-go goal, as Scott Laughton found him for a short-handed tally. However, Kadri scored from the slot on a five-on-three advantage shortly thereafter to restore the Flames' two-goal lead.
Joel Farabee's goal late in the second period brought Philadelphia within 3-2, which held as the score until late in the third period.
Backlund made it 4-2 with 5:14 remaining in the contest when Blake Coleman found him on a two-on-one rush for his first goal of the campaign. Less than a minute later, Huberdeau's second goal of the night pushed the Flames' advantage to 5-2.
Konecny's power-play goal with 2:49 left gave the visitors a fighting chance until Kadri's empty-netter sealed the outcome.
The Flames paid tribute to Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau, who were killed by a suspected drunk driver on Aug. 29. Johnny Gaudreau played for Calgary for the first nine seasons of his career before spending his final two seasons with the Columbus Blue Jackets.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Philadelphia |
|
Calgary |
|
Travis Konecny 2 |
Points |
Jonathan Huberdeau 4 |
|
Travis Konecny 2 |
Goals |
Jonathan Huberdeau 2 |
|
Bobby Brink 1 |
Assists |
Andrei Kuzmenko 3 |
|
Travis Konecny 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Nazem Kadri 1 |
|
Travis Konecny 1 |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Ivan Fedotov .839 |
Save Percentage |
Dustin Wolf .925 |
|
Ivan Fedotov 26 |
Saves |
Dustin Wolf 37 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Philadelphia
|
40 |
3 |
1-4 |
3-5 |
27 |
36 |
| Calgary
|
32 |
6 |
2-5 |
3-4 |
15 |
30 |
Upcoming Games
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Calgary will play their next game on the road against Edmonton. The Flames have a W/L % of 1.000 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
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Philadelphia will play their next game on the road against Edmonton. The Flyers have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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