National Hockey League
Calgary 6, Philadelphia 3
When: 10:00 PM ET, Saturday, October 12, 2024
Where: Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta
Referees: Cody Beach, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Jonathan Deschamps
Attendance: 19289

Jonathan Huberdeau and Nazem Kadri each scored two goals as the host Calgary Flames topped the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 on Saturday evening.

Huberdeau added two assists to complete a four-point night in support of Dustin Wolf (37 saves). MacKenzie Weegar notched a goal and an assist, while Mikael Backlund also scored for Calgary.

Travis Konecny scored twice and Ivan Fedotov registered 26 saves for Philadelphia, which was playing the second half of a season-opening back-to-back set. The Flyers edged the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 in a shootout on Friday to open their campaign.

The Flames opened the scoring just over 5 1/2 minutes into the game. Martin Pospisil centered the puck, which ricocheted off Huberdeau's shoulder and went past an unsuspecting Fedotov.

Weegar made it 2-0 about two minutes later. With Calgary skating four-on-three, the talented defenseman took a one-timer from the high slot and drilled it past Fedotov, who was slow to cover the left post.

Konecny sliced the deficit in half 7:05 into the second period with a nifty give-and-go goal, as Scott Laughton found him for a short-handed tally. However, Kadri scored from the slot on a five-on-three advantage shortly thereafter to restore the Flames' two-goal lead.

Joel Farabee's goal late in the second period brought Philadelphia within 3-2, which held as the score until late in the third period.

Backlund made it 4-2 with 5:14 remaining in the contest when Blake Coleman found him on a two-on-one rush for his first goal of the campaign. Less than a minute later, Huberdeau's second goal of the night pushed the Flames' advantage to 5-2.

Konecny's power-play goal with 2:49 left gave the visitors a fighting chance until Kadri's empty-netter sealed the outcome.

The Flames paid tribute to Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau, who were killed by a suspected drunk driver on Aug. 29. Johnny Gaudreau played for Calgary for the first nine seasons of his career before spending his final two seasons with the Columbus Blue Jackets.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Philadelphia   Calgary
Travis Konecny 2 Points Jonathan Huberdeau 4
Travis Konecny 2 Goals Jonathan Huberdeau 2
Bobby Brink 1 Assists Andrei Kuzmenko 3
Travis Konecny 1 Power Play Goals Nazem Kadri 1
Travis Konecny 1 Short Handed Goals N/A
Ivan Fedotov .839 Save Percentage Dustin Wolf .925
Ivan Fedotov 26 Saves Dustin Wolf 37
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Philadelphia 40 3 1-4 3-5 27 36
Calgary 32 6 2-5 3-4 15 30
Upcoming Games
  • Calgary will play their next game on the road against Edmonton. The Flames have a W/L % of 1.000 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
  • Philadelphia will play their next game on the road against Edmonton. The Flyers have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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