Calgary 3, Anaheim 2
When: 10:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 6, 2018
Where: Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta
Referees:
Tom Kowal, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen:
Derek Amell, Mark Wheler
Attendance:
19258
By Field Level Media
Dougie Hamilton scored the game-winning goal with 16 seconds left in regulation as the Calgary Flames recovered from blowing a third-period lead to beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 Saturday night in Calgary, Alberta.
After watching their 2-0 edge disappear in the third period, the Flames (21-16-4) pulled themselves together to regain all the momentum. They were rewarded for it when Hamilton drove to the net and converted a pretty pass from Micheal Ferland.
The Flames, who were backstopped by a 27-save performance by goalie Mike Smith, have recorded three consecutive wins for the first time since early November. However, the Saturday contest was a tighter affair than was expected after Ferland, who enjoyed a two-point night, and Mark Giordano scored 44 seconds apart in the middle of the first period.
Ferland, who already has surpassed his career high for goals in a season, netted his 17th at 7:51 of the opening period. He received a pass from Johnny Gaudreau as he headed to the slot and ripped home a shot.
Giordano kept the Scotiabank Saddledome crowd buzzing when his blast from the point, which was going wide, ricocheted off the shin of Ducks defenseman Kevin Bieksa and past Ducks goalie John Gibson at 8:35.
However, the Ducks (19-15-9) made a game of it with a pair of third-period goals.
Jakob Silfverberg put Anaheim on the board with a nifty short-handed goal at 2:56. He rifled a shot through Smith's legs while working his way across the ice.
Ryan Getzlaf evened the count by blasting a shot from the high slot at 6:50 of the final period.
Gibson stopped 28 shots for the Ducks, who had Corey Perry in the lineup after he missed 11 games due to a knee injury. It was the first game this season in which Anaheim had Perry, Getzlaf and Ryan Kesler all in the lineup.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Anaheim |
|
Calgary |
|
Ryan Getzlaf 1 |
Points |
Micheal Ferland 2 |
|
Ryan Getzlaf 1 |
Goals |
Micheal Ferland 1 |
|
Hampus Lindholm 1 |
Assists |
Micheal Ferland 1 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
Jakob Silfverberg 1 |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
John Gibson .903 |
Save Percentage |
Mike Smith .931 |
|
John Gibson 28 |
Saves |
Mike Smith 27 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Anaheim
|
29 |
2 |
0-3 |
4-4 |
24 |
30 |
| Calgary
|
31 |
3 |
0-4 |
3-3 |
32 |
29 |
Upcoming Games
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Calgary will play their next game on the road against Minnesota. The Flames have a W/L % of .476 after a win and .550 after a loss.
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Anaheim will play their next game on the road against Los Angeles. The Ducks have a W/L % of .421 after a win and .458 after a loss.
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