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Dustin Wolf makes 32 saves, Flames hand Panthers their 2nd straight shutout with 3-0 win
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Dustin Wolf made 32 saves, Mikael Backlund had a goal and an assist and the Calgary Flames handed the Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers their second straight shutout, 3-0 on Saturday night. Coming off a 4-0 loss at Vancouver on Thursday night, Florida...
Flames beat the Blue Jackets 3-0 following a tribute to the late Gaudreau brothers
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Rasmus Andersson and Kevin Bahl scored power-play goals and Calgary beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-0 Tuesday night after the Flames honored the late Johnny Gaudreau with a pregame tribute. Dan Vladar had a 16-save shutout, Yegor Sharangovich scored into an...
Flames honor the late Johnny Gaudreau and welcome his family back to Calgary
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — The Calgary Flames paid tribute to longtime star Johnny Gaudreau on Tuesday night before their game against the Columbus Blue Jackets, months after the All-Star was killed while biking on a New Jersey road this summer. Known as “Johnny Hockey,” Gaudreau...
Backlund, Wolf lead Flames to 3-1 win over Kings
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Captain Mikael Backlund had a goal and assist to lead the Calgary Flames to a gritty 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Monday. Jonathan Huberdeau with his team-leading sixth goal and Kevin Rooney, into an empty net, also scored for Calgary. ...
Peterka scores lone shootout goal in the Buffalo Sabres' 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — JJ Peterka scored the lone shootout goal, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Calgary Flames 3-2 on Saturday. Tage Thompson and Zach Benson scored first-period goals, and the Sabres earned their third consecutive win. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 24 shots through...
Huberdeau has 2 goals and 2 assists as Flames beat Flyers 6-3
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Jonathan Huberdeau had two goals and two assists and the Calgary Flames beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 to win their home-opener on Saturday night. Nazem Kadri scored twice, including an empty-netter, and MacKenzie Weegar and Mikael Backlund also scored to...
