Yegor Sharangovich had two targets and two assists, Jacob Markstrom made 19 saves and the Calgary Flames gained for the sixth time in seven video games, beating the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-3 on Thursday evening.
Dryden Hunt, Jakob Pelletier, Blake Coleman and Andrew Mangiapane additionally scored for the Flames.
“I feel we simply outworked them,” mentioned Calgary centre Jonathan Huberdeau, who had two assists. “That’s what we do once we play properly. I feel that’s what we did tonight.”
Calgary performed for the primary time with out defenseman Noah Hanifin, who was dealt Wednesday to Vegas. Defenseman Chris Tanev was traded to Dallas on Feb. 28. Markstrom has been the topic of commerce hypothesis as Friday’s deal-making deadline nears.
“Clearly, we all know there’s plenty of noise and stuff and we misplaced some key guys,” Huberdeau mentioned. “It’s by no means enjoyable to lose some guys. I feel we’ll keep it up.
“We’re a workforce with plenty of character.”
Conor Sheary, Anthony Cirelli and Michael Eyssimont scored for Tampa Bay. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 18 photographs because the Lightning dropped 1-4-1 of their final six residence video games.
“The product they placed on the ice tonight for followers was inexcusable,” Lightning coach Jon Cooper mentioned.
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Tampa Bay is tied for the primary wild-card place within the Japanese Convention with Detroit, however the Purple Wings have two video games at hand.
Lightning proper wing Nikita Kucherov had an help to present him 106 factors. He trails NHL factors chief Nathan Mackinnon by three.
Sharangovich scored twice and Pelletier had a purpose throughout a 3:14 span because the Flames took a 4-1 lead with 10:35 left within the second. Sharangovich has six targets in seven video games towards Vasilevskiy.
Sharangovich’s 4 factors have been a profession excessive and it was the Flames’ first four-point sport since Tyler Toffoli did it on March 16, 2023.
Calgary Flames centre Yegor Sharangovich (17) celebrates his purpose towards the Tampa Bay Lightning with proper wing Matt Coronato (27) throughout the second interval of an NHL hockey sport Thursday, March 7, 2024, in Tampa, Fla.
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Sharangovich’s first purpose got here off a nifty backhand move by way of the crease from Huberdeau.
“I used to be stunned to see that puck go on by way of however it’s very nice move by him,” Sharangovich mentioned.
Pelletier snapped a 19-game purpose drought, relationship to Feb. 23, 2023, on his twenty third birthday.
Cirelli reduce the deficit to 4-2 later within the second.
Calgary took a 5-2 lead when Coleman redirected Sharangovich’s shot early within the third.
Mangiapane had an empty-netter with slightly below eight minutes to play that made it 6-2.
Hunt opened the scoring 11:40 into the sport.
Darren Raddysh received Tampa Bay’s first shot at 13:13 of the primary earlier than Sheary tied it at 1 together with his first purpose in 36 video games 1:15 later.
Calgary centre Martin Pospisil served the primary sport of a three-game suspension for boarding Seattle defenceman Vince Dunn on Monday evening.
Up subsequent
Flames: Play on Saturday evening at Florida.
Lightning: Host Philadelphia on Saturday evening.
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