Weegar pulled Calgary to within 2-1 with a power-play goal late in the second period. With Appleton off for cross-checking, Weegar’s wicked point shot beat a screened Comrie. Yegor Sharangovich and Jonathan Huberdeau assisted.
Gabriel Vilardi scored two goals and added two assists to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 5-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Sunday.
Try as they might, the Flames couldn't contain the Jets' top guns. Kyle Connor, Gabe Vilardi and Mark Scheifele combined for four goals, as Winnipeg forced Calgary to settle for a weekend split, by taking a 5-2 decision Sunday at Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg.
Welcome to Instant Reaction, where we give you our instant reaction to tonight’s Calgary Flames game and ask our readers to do the same in the comments section below!
The Calgary Flames went into Winnipeg after playing the night prior and fell to a quality team 5-2. CF% – 44.86%|| SCF% – 49.26%|| HDCF% – 49.96%|| xGF% – 48.04% It’s a Team Game – In my mind it was a valiant effort from the Flames after being dealt a rough spot in the schedule.
• Based on Saturday’s morning skate, the Flames will stick with a new-look top line of Huberdeau, Nazem Kadri and Jakob Pelletier. After being promoted in the second period against the Sabres, Pelletier responded with a goal and an assist in what head coach Ryan Huska described as “the best game I’ve seen him play in the NHL.”
There were plenty of good moments for the Flames in Saturday's win, including Clark Bishop's first NHL snipe in six years and Andrei Kuzmenko's two-goal night. Eric Francis has that and more in his takeaways from Calgary's third straight victory.
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Kadri recorded a shorthanded goal and two even-strength assists in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Sabres. Kadri snapped a four-game point drought with an impressive performance, as he played a ...
The team hits the road for a pair of contests in Minnesota Saturday (5 p.m. MT) and Winnipeg Sunday (4 p.m. MT). After this weekend's games, the Flames will play seven of their next eight at home, beginning with a Tuesday night affair against Washington. GET TICKETS
MacKenzie Weegar and Nazem Kadri scored for the Flames (24-17-7), who had won three straight, including 5-4 at the Minnesota Wild on Saturday. Dan Vladar made 22 saves.
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