Jakob Pelletier and Walker Duehr scored objectives 25 seconds aside within the third interval and the Calgary Flames rallied to beat the Arizona Coyotes 6-3 on Wednesday evening.
Calgary’s Mikael Backlund scored with 3:19 left to cap the scoring. It was his thirteenth of the season and the Flames’ third energy play of the evening.
Milan Lucic, Elias Lindholm and Tyler Toffoli additionally scored for the Flames, who opened a three-game sweep as they chase the highest eight within the Western Convention playoff race. It was their first time enjoying at Mullett Enviornment. They outshot the Coyotes 52-14.
Lindholm, who additionally had an help, reached 500 profession factors.
“Our season is on the road, and we performed a strong sport,” Lindholm mentioned. “Keep it up and received the outcomes.”
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Calgary took a 4-3 lead with 15:07 left on Pelletier’s purpose after Arizona’s Matias Maccelli was penalized for tripping. Simply 26 seconds later, Duehr made it 5-3.
Pelletier’s winner was his second profession purpose — the 2019 first-round choose enjoying in simply his twelfth NHL sport.
“It is time for me to step up and rating objectives,” he mentioned.
Calgary Flames left wing Jakob Pelletier (49) is congratulated for his purpose towards the Arizona Coyotes in the course of the third interval throughout an NHL hockey sport Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023, in Tempe, Arizona. The Flames gained 6-3.
(AP Photograph/Rick Scooteri)
Duehr was recalled from the Calgary Wranglers of the American Hockey League on Tuesday and contributed a purpose and an help.
“We wanted the younger guys,” Flames coach Darryl Sutter mentioned. “Walker’s tempo and his pace make a distinction to our workforce.”
Nick Schmaltz, Clayton Keller and Maccelli scored objectives for the Coyotes, who noticed their nine-game hitting streak (5-0-4) come to an finish. It was the longest such streak within the NHL and solely six have been longer within the NHL this season.
“I believe they had been determined, sooner and so they performed a greater sport than us,” Coyotes coach Andre Tourigny mentioned.
Calgary dominated the pictures, taking an 18-3 lead after the primary interval. However the one purpose of the interval was scored by Lucic, from shut vary on a pleasant feed from Duehr.
Karol Vejmelka managed to maintain the Flames off the board the remainder of the interval. Within the first minute of the second interval, the Flames’ Mikael Backlund went for a triple, the primary penalty assessed within the sport. Then 29 seconds later, Schmaltz scored his sixteenth purpose on a one-timer off Keller’s cross-ice move. Juuso Valimaki additionally assisted on the purpose at 1:11.
Keller was penalized for tripping at 7:09 of the second. However Vejmelka and the Coyotes killed the penalty, and Keller returned to the ice and scored his twenty fourth of the season, unassisted, at 9:31.
Arizona made it 3-1 at 11:06 when Maccelli beat Dan Vladar on the quick aspect for his fourth purpose, additionally unassisted. At that time, the Coyotes had been outscored 30-8.
The lead did not final lengthy. Arizona was hit with a bench penalty throughout a line change and 7 seconds into the Calgary contest, Lindholm scored a rebound off Toffoli’s shot at 12:58.
Toffoli tied it 1:02 later with a excessive shot from the blue line that beat Vejmelka for his twenty fourth purpose of the season. Lindholm assisted with this purpose.
The Flames head to Las Vegas on Thursday evening for a sport towards the Golden Knights.
Tanev reaches milestone
Calgary defenseman Chris Tanev performed in his 700th NHL sport on Wednesday. Tanev, who broke out of Vancouver in 2011, ranks fourth amongst undrafted gamers in profession video games performed. Toronto’s Mark Giordano (1,081) tops that record.
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