National Hockey League
Calgary 5, Seattle 2
When: 10:00 PM ET, Friday, January 27, 2023
Where: Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, Washington
Referees: Tom Chmielewski, Furman South
Linesmen: Bevan Mills, CJ Murray
Attendance: 17151

Blake Coleman and Elias Lindholm each had a goal and two assists as the Calgary Flames defeated the host Seattle Kraken 5-2 Friday night.

Tyler Toffoli, Nikita Zadorov and Noah Hanifin also scored for the Flames, who rebounded from a 5-1 home loss to Chicago a night earlier. Goaltender Dan Vladar made 28 saves to improve to 10-0-3 in 13 starts since Nov. 26.

John Hayden and Eeli Tolvanen scored for Seattle, and Martin Jones stopped 33 of 37 shots. The Kraken dropped to 10-3-1 in January and a point behind Los Angeles in the Pacific Division race.

The Flames rallied from an early deficit to take a 3-1 lead in the first period.

Lindholm tied it at 1-1 on a two-on-two rush with Toffoli at 7:16, lifting a backhander just over Jones' blocker.

Toffoli gave the Flames the lead at 13:28, chipping a rebound over a sprawling Jones after he kicked aside Coleman's initial shot.

Zadorov tallied with just five seconds left in the period, taking a drop pass from Lindholm and firing a wrist shot into the upper left corner of the net from between the top of the faceoff circles.

Hayden, in the lineup because of an upper-body injury to Rookie of the Year candidate and Kraken All-Star Game representative Matty Beniers, scored his first goal for Seattle at 5:20 of the first period. Defenseman Will Borgen flung the puck toward the net from along the right-wing boards and Hayden redirected it over Vladar's shoulder and just inside the near post.

Tolvanen made it 3-2 at 10:36 of the third, picking up a loose puck in the left-wing corner and firing a one-timer into the open side of the net after a shot from the point was blocked in front of Vladar.

Hanifin restored the two-goal advantage at 11:40, joining the rush and scoring on a wrister from the high slot after a drop pass from Mikael Backlund.

Coleman capped the victory with an empty-netter with 1:20 remaining.

Flames defenseman Chris Tanev missed his second consecutive game with an upper-body injury, meaning he didn't get a chance to go up against brother Brandon, a Kraken forward.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Calgary   Seattle
Blake Coleman 3 Points John Hayden 1
Blake Coleman 1 Goals John Hayden 1
Blake Coleman 2 Assists Oliver Bjorkstrand 1
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Dan Vladar .933 Save Percentage Martin Jones .892
Dan Vladar 28 Saves Martin Jones 33
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Calgary 38 5 0-2 5-5 12 38
Seattle 30 2 0-5 2-2 6 24
Upcoming Games
  • Seattle will play their next game at home against Columbus. The Kraken have a W/L % of .643 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • Calgary will play their next game on the road against NY Rangers. The Flames have a W/L % of .478 after a win and .481 after a loss.