The Calgary Flames twice battled again from behind to beat the Anaheim Geese 5-4 on Sunday and keep within the NHL playoffs.
Flames defenseman Michael Stone used his notorious heavy shot for the sport winner.
In his first sport again within the collection since Feb. 18, when he suffered a lower-body damage, Stone’s howler from the purpose went to the correct of Geese goaltender Lukas Dostal and in for the winner at 17:22 of the third interval.
Stone credited his teammates’ work in successful the offensive zone draw to get him the puck.
“I had a little bit little bit of time to wind down,” Stone mentioned.
Calgary Flames defenseman Michael Stone, heart, celebrates his purpose with teammates throughout third interval NHL hockey motion in opposition to the Anaheim Geese in Calgary, Sunday, April 2, 2023.
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Calgary (37-26-15) gained a fourth straight sport for the primary time this season.
The Flames have been winless after they trailed 75 video games after two intervals.
They’ve now gained back-to-back after 40 minutes following Friday’s 5-4 time beyond regulation victory over the host Vancouver Canucks.
“That is the correct time of 12 months to do it,” Stone mentioned. “It might be higher if we have been in a unique place, nevertheless it’s good that we’re selecting up some wins.”
Calgary completed two factors behind the Winnipeg Jets and held on to the ultimate wild card spot within the NHL’s Western Convention.
The Jets beat the New Jersey Devils 6-1 on Sunday.
The Nashville Predators have been three factors behind Calgary, however with two video games in hand.
“Winnipeg gained, so we needed to do our half,” Flames veteran Milan Lucic mentioned. “5 video games left, we’ll most likely should win all of them.”
Lucic added an equalizer within the third interval.
The Flames trailed 2-0 when Andrew Mangiapane, Nikita Zadorov and Nick Ritchie rattled off unanswered targets early within the second.
Calgary’s Tyler Toffoli and Nazem Kadri every had two assists.
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After stopping seven of 9 pictures within the first interval, starter Jacob Markstrom was changed by Dan Vladar, who earned the win with 11 saves.
Calgary coach Darryl Sutter mentioned he switched goaltenders for a similar purpose he rushed his ahead strains all through the sport.
“I am simply making an attempt to leap a little bit bit extra,” Sutter mentioned. “If we do not get factors, we’re out of it proper? Attempt to make each sport significant.”
Frank Vatrano scored twice and had an help for Anaheim (23-43-10), which led 2-0 and 4-3 at halftime.
Max Comtois had a purpose and an help and Scott Harrington additionally scored for the Geese, who performed their second sport in as many days after falling to the Edmonton Oilers 6-0 on Saturday.
Anaheim’s Kevin Shattenkirk assisted with two targets.
Dostal made 36 saves within the loss after stopping eight of eight in Edmonton the night time earlier than.
Lucic’s equalizer at 6:26 of the third began with teammate MacKenzie Weegar blocking a shot within the defensive zone.
Blake Coleman off the push fed Lucic, who stretched to get away a shot that beat Dostal’s aspect.
“You need to rating large targets in large moments and I used to be in a position to do this to get it to 4-4,” Lucic mentioned.
“Then an enormous win, Stoney again within the lineup and lets his signature bomb go, and we get the win.”
Harrington laced a shot from the purpose via site visitors for a 4-3 Geese lead at 12:56 of the second interval.
Vatrano snuck a rebound over Vladar’s glove at 9:16 for his second of the sport.
Ritchie tipped in Troy Stecher’s shot from the purpose for a 3-2 Flames lead at 8:18, and simply over a minute after Zadorov tied the hosts.
Mangiapane reduce a two-goal deficit in half with an influence play purpose 33 seconds into the second interval.
The guests took a 2-0 lead within the first interval on Comtois’ energy play purpose.
Calgary’s opposition scored for the tenth time this season on its first shot of the sport – the ninth on Markstrom – when Vatrano’s rising shot beat Markstrom’s glove at 4:17.
However Markstrom additionally stopped Max Jones on a breakaway later in that interval.
“We let Marky down,” Toffoli mentioned. “We definitely did not play nicely within the first (interval), second as nicely. Dan made some large financial savings for us.”
The Flames are at dwelling in opposition to the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday and on the highway in opposition to the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday.
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