The Calgary Flames beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Sunday at the Scotiabank Saddledome, scoring three goals in a span of three minutes and 47 seconds to erase a one-goal deficit. Morgan Frost finished with a goal and an assist for two points, and Yegor Sharangovich scored the game-winner with 4:28 left in the third period.
Carolina controlled the shot clock for most of the night, outshooting Calgary 36-34, but the Hurricanes could not solve Flames goaltender Devin Cooley in the final 40 minutes. Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored for Carolina, which saw its seven-game winning streak end.
Takeaways From Flames’ Win Over Hurricanes
A wild second period decided the game
All four of the first goals came in the second period, with three of them arriving inside a 90-second stretch. Kotkaniemi opened the scoring at 6:09 on a wrist shot assisted by Deslauriers. Calgary answered late when Matvei Gridin scored off Matt Coronato at 18:30, and Frost tipped in a Parekh shot 69 seconds later to put the Flames ahead 2-1. Carolina tied it at 19:56 when Chatfield scored with assists from Slavin and Aho, setting up a 2-2 game after two periods.
Calgary’s power play provided the separation
The Flames converted one of four power-play chances, while Carolina went 0-for-2 with the man advantage. Calgary won 33 of 58 faceoffs (56.9%) compared to Carolina’s 43.1%, giving the Flames more offensive-zone starts.
Sharangovich’s third-period strike stood up
Yegor Sharangovich scored the game-winner on a snap shot at 15:32 of the third period, assisted by Morgan Frost and Jake Middleton. The goal came despite Carolina holding a 36-34 edge in total shots, underscoring how Cooley’s performance in net kept Calgary ahead down the stretch.
Player Of The Game: Morgan Frost
Morgan Frost led all skaters with a goal and an assist for two points, going 8-for-10 at the faceoff dot for an 80% win rate. His tip-in goal at 19:39 of the second period put Calgary ahead for the first time, and his secondary assist on Sharangovich’s third-period goal made him a factor on both of Calgary’s final two scores.
Flames Vs. Hurricanes By The Numbers
Devin Cooley stopped 34 of 36 shots for a .944 save percentage, while Carolina’s Brandon Bussi made 31 saves on 34 shots for a .912 mark. Carolina held the edge in hits, 18 to 15, and blocked 14 shots to Calgary’s 16. The Flames out-dueled the Hurricanes on special teams, converting 25% on the power play against Carolina’s 0% on two chances. Calgary also finished with fewer giveaways, 10 to Carolina’s 12, and committed just two penalties for four minutes compared to Carolina’s four penalties for eight minutes.
What It Means
The result moved Calgary to 2-6-0 on the season, snapping a stretch of losses and lifting the Flames to fourth in the Pacific Division with four points. Carolina fell to 7-2-1 and dropped its first game since starting its winning streak, though the Hurricanes remain atop the Metropolitan Division with 15 points. Calgary now leads the season series 1-0.
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