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
Marcus Johansson, LW Day-To-Day Apr 25
Troy Grosenick, G Injured Reserve Oct 7
Calgary Flames Calgary Flames Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Yegor Sharangovich, C Out Apr 21
Connor Zary, C Out Apr 21
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 50 22 110 10
Los Angeles 48 25 105 9
Edmonton 48 29 101 5
Calgary 41 27 96 14
Vancouver 38 30 90 14
Anaheim 35 37 80 10
Seattle 35 41 76 6
San Jose 20 50 52 12

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 56 22 116 4
Dallas 50 26 106 6
Colorado 49 29 102 4
Minnesota 45 30 97 7
St. Louis 44 30 96 8
Utah 38 31 89 13
Nashville 30 44 68 8
Chicago 25 46 61 11
Full Standings