Calgary 7, Minnesota 3
When: 10:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 26, 2022
Where: Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta
Referees:
Jake Brenk, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen:
Trent Knorr, Kiel Murchison
Attendance:
9639
By Field Level Media
Matthew Tkachuk and Tyler Toffoli each had two goals and an assist and the Calgary Flames defeated the visiting Minnesota Wild 7-3 on Saturday night.
Blake Coleman added a goal and an assist for the Flames, who bounced back from a 7-1 loss to the Canucks on Thursday that ended a 10-game winning streak.
Jacob Markstrom made 22 saves for Calgary, which has won 11 straight at the Saddledome, tying a franchise record.
Frederick Gaudreau scored in his second straight game for the Wild, who have lost 5-of-6 and finished 1-3 on their road trip. Kaapo Kahkonen made 28 saves.
Nick Bjugstad got behind the defense and scored from the bottom of the left circle to pull the Wild within 5-2 at 13:25 of the third period. Kirill Kaprizov beat Markstrom from a sharp angle at 14:35 to make it 5-3, but Tkachuk and Toffoli scored empty-net goals for the 7-3 final.
Calgary outshot Minnesota 18-4 in the first period, but Gaudreau gave the Wild a 1-0 lead just 1:36 into the game when he redirected Jon Merrill's shot from the point. Gaudreau has 11 points in his past 12 games.
The Flames tied it at 10:29 when, with a Wild player rushing to the bench for a stick, Toffoli skated unguarded into the right circle and converted a cross-ice pass from Rasmus Andersson.
Kahkonen made the initial save on Tkachuk during a power play, but Tkachuk knocked in his own rebound to give Calgary a 2-1 lead at 11:49.
Tkachuk has 33 points (15 goals, 18 assists) on home ice this season.
Erik Gudbranson made it 3-1 with a one-timer from the point at 17:42.
The Wild outshot the Flames 14-8 in the second period and appeared to have the momentum, but Andrew Mangiapane scored on the rebound of Coleman's shot to increase the lead to 4-1 at 16:44 of the second period, his second goal in two games.
Coleman then scored a short-handed goal on a breakaway at 19:19 to make it 5-1.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Minnesota |
|
Calgary |
Nick Bjugstad 1 |
Points |
Matthew Tkachuk 3 |
Nick Bjugstad 1 |
Goals |
Matthew Tkachuk 2 |
Matt Boldy 1 |
Assists |
Rasmus Andersson 2 |
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Matthew Tkachuk 2 |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
Blake Coleman 1 |
Kaapo Kahkonen .848 |
Save Percentage |
Jacob Markstrom .880 |
Kaapo Kahkonen 28 |
Saves |
Jacob Markstrom 22 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Minnesota
|
25 |
3 |
0-2 |
3-5 |
16 |
31 |
Calgary
|
35 |
7 |
2-5 |
2-2 |
10 |
36 |
Upcoming Games
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Calgary will play their next game on the road against Minnesota. The Flames have a W/L % of .700 after a win and .526 after a loss.
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Minnesota will play their next game at home against Calgary. The Wild have a W/L % of .667 after a win and .526 after a loss.