NHL

Calgary Flames at Minnesota Wild

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Final
5 - 4

Kuzmenko scores twice as the Flames hold off the Wild for a 5-4 win

Calgary Flames vs. Minnesota Wild: Game Highlights

Kuzmenko and Rasmus Andersson each had a power-play goal, and Martin Pospisil and Clark Bishop also scored for Calgary. Dustin Wolf made 21 saves.

Minnesota pulled within one on Mats Zuccarello's 12th goal with 27 seconds left. But that was it for the Wild.

Joel Eriksson Ek, Marcus Foligno and Frederick Gaudreau also scored for Minnesota, and Marco Rossi had three assists. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 24 shots.

The Wild lost for the fifth time in six games.

Fleury surpassed Patrick Roy for the second-most minutes played by an NHL goaltender with his 60,215th minute. Fleury achieved the mark with two minutes remaining in the second period.

Takeaways Flames: Wolf wasn't as sharp as he was in his previous two games, but he did enough to help the Flames win their third straight.

Wild: Minnesota’s penalty kill, which was the third-worst in the NHL entering Saturday’s game, continues to be a weak point. The Wild have allowed seven power-play goals in the past six games.

Key moment Fleury’s save on Pospisil during a 2-on-0 breakaway looked to be a big moment for Minnesota, but the Wild couldn’t recover after the initial save. Pospisil finished the play 12:28 into the second period, giving the Flames a 2-1 lead.

It was Pospisil's third goal of the year, and his first since Nov. 23 — also against Minnesota.

Key stat Calgary dominated in the faceoff circle, winning a season-high 60.3% of the draws.

Up next Calgary plays at Winnipeg on Sunday, and Minnesota is at Chicago on Sunday.

Regular Season Series

CGY leads series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 6:58 Andrei Kuzmenko Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Nazem Kadri (17), MacKenzie Weegar (18)
Goal 1st Period 9:34 Joel Eriksson Ek Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Mats Zuccarello (23), Kirill Kaprizov (28)
Goal 2nd Period 12:28 Martin Pospisil Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Andrei Kuzmenko (10), Yegor Sharangovich (7)
Goal 2nd Period 19:52 Rasmus Andersson Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Mikael Backlund (11), Martin Pospisil (12)
Goal 3rd Period 11:53 Clark Bishop Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan Lomberg (4)
Goal 3rd Period 14:15 Frederick Gaudreau Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan Hartman (9), Marco Rossi (24)
Goal 3rd Period 14:29 Andrei Kuzmenko Goal (4) Wrap-around, assists: Yegor Sharangovich (8), MacKenzie Weegar (19)
Goal 3rd Period 18:46 Marcus Foligno Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Marco Rossi (25), Matt Boldy (24)
Goal 3rd Period 19:33 Mats Zuccarello Goal (12) Tip-In, assists: Jared Spurgeon (10), Marco Rossi (26)

Statistics

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13 Blocked Shots 20
20 Hits 23
9 Takeaways 11
29 Shots 25
2 Power Play Goals 1
3 Power Play Opportunities 2
66.7 Power Play Percentage 50.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
39 Faceoffs Won 24
61.9 Faceoff Win Percent 38.1
8 Giveaways 7
6 Total Penalties 7
15 Penalty Minutes 17
Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Kirill Kaprizov, LW Injured Reserve Mar 30
David Jiricek, D Out Mar 28
Joel Eriksson Ek, C Injured Reserve Mar 27
Troy Grosenick, G Injured Reserve Oct 7
Calgary Flames Calgary Flames Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Connor Zary, C Out Mar 29
Justin Kirkland, C Injured Reserve Dec 4
Anthony Mantha, RW Injured Reserve Nov 11

Game Information

Xcel Energy Center

Location: Saint Paul, MN
Attendance: 19,212 | Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 45 21 98 8
Los Angeles 42 23 93 9
Edmonton 43 26 91 5
Calgary 35 27 82 12
Vancouver 34 28 81 13
Anaheim 33 33 74 8
Seattle 32 38 70 6
San Jose 20 44 50 10

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 51 20 106 4
Dallas 49 21 102 4
Colorado 46 26 96 4
Minnesota 41 28 89 7
St. Louis 41 28 89 7
Utah 34 29 80 12
Nashville 27 40 62 8
Chicago 21 44 52 10
Full Standings