Calgary 6, Chicago 4
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 21, 2024
Where: Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta
Referees:
Graedy Hamilton, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen:
Justin Johnson, Bevan Mills
Attendance:
18760
By Field Level Media
The Calgary Flames scored three goals in the second period and held off a late rally to defeat the visiting Chicago Blackhawks 6-4 on Saturday in Calgary.
Trailing 5-3, Ilya Mikheyev's goal for the Blackhawks on a rebound with 1:08 remaining, with their goalie pulled for the extra attacker, brought Chicago to within 5-4 after facing a 5-1 deficit to begin the third period.
But Michael Backlund's empty-net goal with 23 seconds remaining clinched the win for the Flames, who had lost their previous two games.
Jonathan Huberdeau, Connor Zary, Blake Coleman and Matt Coronato had a goal and an assist each and Nazim Kadri added a goal for Calgary. Dustin Wolf made 24 saves.
Tyler Bertuzzi collected two goals with an assist and Connor Bedard produced a goal and two assists for Chicago. Taylor Hall had two assists and Petr Mrazek stopped 24 shots for Chicago.
Bertuzzi scored 57 seconds into the third period to make it 5-2 and his 5-on-3 power-play goal with 8:30 left brought the score to 5-3.
The Flames scored on consecutive shots for a 2-0 lead in the first period.
Huberdeau's shorthanded goal with 7:41 left in the first opened the scoring. After breaking in off the right wing, Huberdeau cut to the front of the net and put a backhand shot past Mrazek. Kadri made it 2-0 a mere 1:07 later when he snapped in a shot from the top of the left circle off the rush. It was Kadri's fifth goal in six games.
Huberdeau had an opportunity to make it 3-0 with 5:47 left in the first period when he was awarded a penalty shot after being interfered with by Blackhawks defenseman Connor Murphy on a breakaway. But Mrazek stopped Huberdeau.
Bedard's eighth goal put Chicago on the board with 9:51 left in the second period but Calgary responded immediately.
Zary restored the two-goal lead 28 seconds later and Coronado's power-play goal 2:03 later made it 4-1, and snapped Chicago's streak of 33 consecutive penalty kills.
Coleman's goal with 2:09 left in the middle period made it 5-1.
Chicago defenseman Seth Jones returned after missing 16 games with a foot injury.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Chicago |
|
Calgary |
|
Tyler Bertuzzi 3 |
Points |
Blake Coleman 2 |
|
Tyler Bertuzzi 2 |
Goals |
Blake Coleman 1 |
|
Connor Bedard 2 |
Assists |
MacKenzie Weegar 2 |
|
Tyler Bertuzzi 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Matt Coronato 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
Jonathan Huberdeau 1 |
|
Petr Mrazek .828 |
Save Percentage |
Dustin Wolf .857 |
|
Petr Mrazek 24 |
Saves |
Dustin Wolf 24 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Chicago
|
28 |
4 |
1-3 |
4-5 |
36 |
30 |
| Calgary
|
30 |
6 |
1-5 |
2-3 |
32 |
25 |
Upcoming Games
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Calgary will play their next game on the road against San Jose. The Flames have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .526 after a loss.
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Chicago will play their next game on the road against Minnesota. The Blackhawks have a W/L % of .231 after a win and .429 after a loss.
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