Flames maintain off Islanders for third victory in 4 video games

Yegor Sharangovich, Justin Kirkland and Yan Kuznetsov additionally scored for the Flames (21-23-4), who’ve gained two video games in a row and three of their previous 4. Kevin Bahl had two assists, and Dustin Wolf made 28 saves for his first win in his previous six begins.

Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Anders Lee scored for the Islanders (26-17-5), who’re 2-2-1 by way of 5 video games of a seven-game street journey. Matthew Schaefer had two assists, and David Rittich made 15 saves.

Sharangovich put the Flames up 1-0 at 11:51 of the primary interval when he took a move within the excessive slot from Rasmus Andersson and lifted a shot excessive to the glove aspect. Sharangovich scored for the second straight sport and has a three-game level streak (two objectives, three assists).

Klapka made it 2-0 at 3:04 of the second interval when Bahl’s wrist shot from the appropriate level deflected off his stick and his leg previous Rittich.

Kirkland scored his first purpose of the season at 9:50 to increase Calgary’s result in 3-0. He skated down the appropriate wing on a 2-on-1 and took a move from Ryan Lomberg earlier than roofing a shot previous a sprawling Rittich.

Kuznetsov made it 4-0 at 11:49 with a wrist shot from the left level to the highest proper nook. Connor Zary had the secondary help on the purpose to increase his level streak to a career-high 5 video games (two objectives, 4 assists).

Pageau scored from the left circle simply 32 seconds later, lifting a shot to the quick aspect to make it 4-1 at 12:21.

New York coach Patrick Roy pulled Rittich for an additional attacker with 8:04 remaining within the third interval. Lee then reduce it to 4-2 at 17:04 together with his three hundredth NHL purpose and first in 10 video games, squeezing a shot from under the left circle by way of Wolf’s pads.

He grew to become the fifth participant to attain 300 objectives with the Islanders, alongside Mike Bossy (573), Bryan Trottier (500), Denis Potvin (310) and Clark Gillies (304).