Chicago Blackhawks at Calgary Flames
· National Hockey LeagueMatt Coronato scores 2 goals and the Flames stay unbeaten with a 3-1 win over the Blackhawks
Andrei Kuzmenko, with his first of the season on the power play, also scored for Calgary, which improved to 4-0 to match the best start in franchise history. The Flames also opened with four consecutive wins in the 2009-10 and 1993-94 seasons.
Nick Foligno scored for Chicago, which wrapped up a season-opening four-game road trip at 1-2-1.
Petr Mrazek stopped 23 shots for Chicago.
Coronato's second goal was an empty netter with 39 seconds to play.
Flames: The fourth line continues to be a surprise source of offense. After Justin Kirkland, filling in for Kevin Rooney (upper body), scored his first NHL goal on Saturday, the 28-year-old picked up his first NHL assist on Coronato’s first goal. Ryan Lomberg is manning the left side.
Flames: Visit the Seattle Kraken on Saturday.
Regular Season SeriesCGY leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
Goal | 1st Period 16:01 | Matt Coronato Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Justin Kirkland (1), Rasmus Andersson (4) | |
Goal | 1st Period 16:11 | Nick Foligno Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Seth Jones (4), Alec Martinez (1) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 13:32 | Andrei Kuzmenko Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Jonathan Huberdeau (3), Connor Zary (3) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 19:21 | Matt Coronato Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Mikael Backlund (1) |
Statistics
CHI | CGY | |
---|---|---|
18 | Blocked Shots | 21 |
13 | Hits | 28 |
9 | Takeaways | 5 |
32 | Shots | 27 |
0 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
2 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 33.3 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
32 | Faceoffs Won | 34 |
48.5 | Faceoff Win Percent | 51.5 |
12 | Giveaways | 19 |
3 | Total Penalties | 2 |
6 | Penalty Minutes | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Calgary, AB
Attendance: 16,242 | Capacity:
Location: Calgary, AB
Attendance: 16,242 | Capacity:
2024-25 Central Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Winnipeg | 16 | 3 | 32 | 0 |
Minnesota | 13 | 3 | 29 | 3 |
Dallas | 12 | 6 | 24 | 0 |
Colorado | 11 | 9 | 22 | 0 |
St. Louis | 9 | 11 | 19 | 1 |
Utah | 7 | 9 | 17 | 3 |
Chicago | 7 | 12 | 15 | 1 |
Nashville | 6 | 11 | 15 | 3 |
2024-25 Pacific Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Vegas | 12 | 6 | 26 | 2 |
Calgary | 11 | 6 | 25 | 3 |
Los Angeles | 10 | 7 | 23 | 3 |
Edmonton | 10 | 9 | 22 | 2 |
Vancouver | 9 | 6 | 21 | 3 |
Seattle | 10 | 9 | 21 | 1 |
Anaheim | 8 | 8 | 18 | 2 |
San Jose | 6 | 11 | 17 | 5 |