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Vegas Golden Knights at Calgary Flames

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Frost helps Calgary beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-4 on a disappointing night for the Flames

Vegas Golden Knights vs. Calgary Flames: Game Highlights

Nazem Kadri, Mikael Backlund and Adam Klapka also scored as Calgary extended its point streak to seven games. Rookie Dustin Wolf made 38 saves in regulation and overtime in his eighth straight start.

The Flames (40-27-14) were in the mix for a Western Conference wild card coming into the day. But they were eliminated when both the Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues won. They missed out on the postseason for a third consecutive year.

Brandon Saad had a goal and two assists for Vegas (49-22-10). Pavel Dorofeyev, Nicolas Roy and Tomas Hertl also scored. The Golden Knights are 10-2-2 in their last 14.

Vegas is going to the Stanley Cup playoffs for the seventh time in eight seasons. It will play Minnesota in the first round.

Ilya Samsonov stopped 24 shots for Vegas through overtime.

Takeaways Golden Knights: Having clinched the Pacific Division, coach Bruce Cassidy elected to rest a bunch of veterans, including Jack Eichel, Mark Stone and Alex Pietrangelo.

Flames: Frost’s goal was just his third in 31 games since being acquired from Philadelphia along with Joel Farabee in a trade that sent Andrei Kuzmenko and Jakob Pelletier to the Flyers. Farabee also has been limited to just three goals with his new team. He has no goals in his last 17 games.

Key moment Despite learning during the game that they had been eliminated from playoff contention, the Flames mounted a comeback in the third period. Kadri scored 32 seconds into the period to make it 3-2, and Backlund tied it at 1:04.

Key stat Calgary improved to a perfect 16-0-0 when it scores four or more goals.

Up next The Golden Knights conclude the regular season against the host Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday. The Flames wrap up their season on the road Thursday against the Los Angeles Kings.

Regular Season Series

VGK wins series 3-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 5:25 Pavel Dorofeyev Goal (34) Wrist Shot, assists: Tomas Hertl (29), Brandon Saad (16)
Goal 1st Period 10:11 Morgan Frost Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: MacKenzie Weegar (39), Matt Coronato (21)
Goal 1st Period 14:52 Nicolas Roy Goal (15) Snap Shot, assists: Ivan Barbashev (28), Keegan Kolesar (18)
Goal 1st Period 19:36 Tomas Hertl Goal (32) Wrist Shot, assists: Brandon Saad (17), Nicolas Hague (7)
Goal 3rd Period 0:32 Nazem Kadri Goal (33) Wrist Shot, assists: Jonathan Huberdeau (34), Matt Coronato (22)
Goal 3rd Period 1:04 Mikael Backlund Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Blake Coleman (24), Kevin Bahl (17)
Goal 3rd Period 11:01 Adam Klapka Goal (6) Tip-In, assists: Brayden Pachal (8), Nazem Kadri (32)
Goal 3rd Period 11:12 Brandon Saad Goal (13) Snap Shot, assists: none
Goal 5 0:00 Morgan Frost Goal Wrist Shot

Statistics

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19 Blocked Shots 19
13 Hits 22
6 Takeaways 7
42 Shots 28
0 Power Play Goals 2
2 Power Play Opportunities 2
0.0 Power Play Percentage 100.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
40 Faceoffs Won 34
54.1 Faceoff Win Percent 45.9
22 Giveaways 25
2 Total Penalties 2
4 Penalty Minutes 4
Calgary Flames Calgary Flames Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Adam Klapka, RW Out Apr 21
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
Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE

Game Information

Scotiabank Saddledome

Location: Calgary, AB
Attendance: 19,055 | 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
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