National Hockey League
Calgary 6, Tampa Bay 3
When: 3:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 21, 2023
Where: Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta
Referees: Pierre Lambert, Graham Skilliter
Linesmen: Bevan Mills, James Tobias
Attendance: 18831

Rasmus Andersson scored a goal and set up two others and fellow defenseman Noah Hanifin notched three assists as the host Calgary Flames claimed a 6-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday afternoon.

Tyler Toffoli and Dillon Dube each recorded a goal and an assist, while Nazem Kadri, Jonathan Huberdeau and Blake Coleman also scored for the Flames in the comeback victory. Goaltender Dan Vladar made 21 saves to improve to 8-0-3 in his last 11 decisions.

Captain Steven Stamkos, Vladislav Namestnikov and Anthony Cirelli replied for the Lightning, who have lost two straight games. Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 35 shots.

Despite watching a lead turn into a 2-1 deficit midway through the second period, the Flames bounced back. Toffoli evened the score 70 seconds after the Lightning seized a lead when he converted a wraparound that banked home off Victor Hedman's skate for his 17th goal of the season.

Andersson put the Flames ahead with 2:40 remaining in the second period. He finished an excellent shift with a point shot that bounded off Hedman before finding twine for his seventh goal of the campaign.

Dube scored the eventual game-winning goal at 7:40 of the third period when he wired a shot on the rush for his 11th goal of the season and 100th career point.

Cirelli made it a 4-3 affair with 4:02 remaining in regulation, but Huberdeau and Coleman replied with empty-net goals to round out the scoring.

The Flames were the better team in the first period and were rewarded when Kadri opened the scoring at the 17:58 mark. His 18th goal of the season came after he deflected Toffoli's shot for the power-play goal.

The Lightning proved their potential prowess with a pair of goals 48 seconds apart midway through the second period. Stamkos tied the game at the 10:20 mark of the middle frame when he wired a shot from the right circle for his 23rd goal of the season.

Namestnikov's fourth goal of the season put the Lightning ahead 2-1, but the Flames responded in arguably their best performance of the season.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Tampa Bay   Calgary
Anthony Cirelli 1 Points Rasmus Andersson 3
Anthony Cirelli 1 Goals Rasmus Andersson 1
Victor Hedman 1 Assists Noah Hanifin 3
N/A Power Play Goals Nazem Kadri 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Andrei Vasilevskiy .897 Save Percentage Dan Vladar .875
Andrei Vasilevskiy 35 Saves Dan Vladar 21
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Tampa Bay 24 3 0-6 3-4 27 40
Calgary 41 6 1-4 6-6 21 22
Upcoming Games
  • Calgary will play their next game at home against Columbus. The Flames have a W/L % of .476 after a win and .462 after a loss.
  • Tampa Bay will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Lightning have a W/L % of .633 after a win and .667 after a loss.