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Calgary Flames at Montreal Canadiens

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Coronato powers Flames to late comeback in 3-2 OT win over Canadiens

Joel Armia scores short-handed goal vs. Flames

Coronato tied the game with 2:46 remaining in regulation when he cruised into the slot and went off the post and in. He then buried the winning goal seven seconds into the extra period.

Connor Zary also scored for Calgary, which won its second game in seven outings. Dustin Wolf stopped 21 shots.

Joel Armia — with a short-handed goal — and Brendan Gallagher scored for Montreal (4-7-2). Armia also provided an assist, while Sam Montembeault made 32 saves as the Canadiens’ losing streak extended to four games.

Zary opened the scoring with his third 4:20 into the second period when he pounced on a loose puck in the slot and fired a shot past Montembeault.

Gallagher then slipped the puck between Wolf’s pads at 16:23 to level the score with his fifth of the season.

Armia buried a feed from Jake Evans on a 2-on-1 5:56 into the third after Canadiens rookie Lane Hutson took a hooking penalty.

Takeaways Flames: Coronato played hero after Calgary failed to score on its only power-play opportunity and instead allowed a goal. Calgary entered the game with the league’s 22nd-ranked power play (16.2%).

Canadiens: Montembeault bounced back from disastrous outings the last two Tuesdays. He allowed four goals on 10 shots on Oct. 22 against the New York Rangers and five goals on 10 shots on Oct. 29 against the Seattle Kraken.

Key moment Gallagher appeared to make it 3-1 with his second of the night with 8:21 left in the third, but the goal was overturned after Calgary challenged for offside.

Key stat The Canadiens outshot the Flames 15-10 in a dominant first period. Calgary flipped the script in the second with a 13-5 advantage.

Up next The Flames visit the Bruins on Thursday, while the Canadiens visit the Devils on Thursday.

Regular Season Series

CGY leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 4:20 Connor Zary Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Nazem Kadri (3), Daniil Miromanov (2)
Goal 2nd Period 16:23 Brendan Gallagher Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Joel Armia (4), Oliver Kapanen (2)
Goal 3rd Period 5:56 Joel Armia Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Jake Evans (4)
Goal 3rd Period 17:14 Matt Coronato Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Blake Coleman (4)
Goal 4th Period 0:07 Matt Coronato Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: none

Statistics

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13 Blocked Shots 22
29 Hits 25
7 Takeaways 6
35 Shots 24
0 Power Play Goals 1
1 Power Play Opportunities 3
0.0 Power Play Percentage 33.3
0 Short Handed Goals 1
0 Shootout Goals 0
29 Faceoffs Won 39
42.6 Faceoff Win Percent 57.4
11 Giveaways 21
3 Total Penalties 1
6 Penalty Minutes 2

Game Information

Bell Centre

Location: Montreal, QC
Attendance: 21,105 | Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 11 6 24 2
Calgary 10 6 23 3
Los Angeles 10 7 23 3
Edmonton 10 8 22 2
Vancouver 9 6 21 3
Seattle 10 9 21 1
Anaheim 8 8 18 2
San Jose 6 11 16 4

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 12 6 26 2
Florida 12 6 25 1
Tampa Bay 10 6 21 1
Buffalo 9 9 19 1
Boston 8 9 19 3
Ottawa 8 9 17 1
Detroit 7 9 16 2
Montreal 7 10 16 2
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