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And no, it doesn't involve Elias Lindholm, Nazem Kadri, or Jonathan Huberdeau. Instead, it's the Flames' third trio of Mikael Backlund between Andrew Mangiapane ...

“I think we've grown. We're learning the importance of managing games,” Flames forward Blake Coleman said. Coleman, Milan Lucic and Nikita Zadorov also scored ...

Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov stopped 17 shots in his first start since Dec. 17 when he suffered a groin injury in a game against Vegas. Barzal, who has ...

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Milan Lucic and Blake Coleman scored 89 seconds apart early in the first period and the Calgary Flames beat the New York Islan...

“I think we've grown. We're learning the importance of managing games,” Flames forward Blake Coleman said. Coleman, Milan Lucic and Nikita Zadorov also scored ...

Jacob Markstrom made 24 saves to lead the Calgary Flames to a 4-1 home win over the New York Islanders on Friday night.

Jonathan Huberdeau dished to Lucic for a one-timer from the faceoff circle on Varlamov's right. "Two months ago we were just hoping to win the game instead of going out there in the third and playing to win. "It was huge," Lucic said. He then repelled Jean-Gabriel Pageau two minutes later on a short-handed breakaway. 7, Nazem Kadri's audacious shot for an improbable goal salted away a 4-1 victory Friday night at the Saddledome in Calgary. "He tried it in warmup.

Prior to Friday's showdown at the Saddledome, Calgary Flames centre Mikael Backlund was asked about his opinion on advanced stats. He sees some ...

“It’s the only way I can get in so if people want to make my daughters happy and get me to the all-star game, you can vote for me to get in” … “I was so sweaty in the OT. “And then she looked at me and she’s smiling and still the puck is in our zone, we don’t even have the puck on our stick. After Thursday’s announcement of the initial all-star selections, Lucic wrote on Twitter: “Vote me in!!!!” The hard-nosed forward explained Friday that post was spurred by a comment from two of his biggest fans. “We were sitting next to each other and I hear this beep and they had the puck in our zone and I’m like, ‘Oh no … “It’s awesome to watch.” “Since we’ve been back together, we’ve had a ton of chances,” Coleman said after a first-star performance. “But if you have a chance to get a gold medal, you hurt a little bit. They played a very good tournament.” “Six shots in the first isn’t ideal,” Coleman added. So it’s good to get rewarded on a few chances.” If you’ve been studying the advanced stats, you wouldn’t have been the least bit surprised to see such a strong opening shift from the Backlund-Coleman-Mangiapane trio.

Milan Lucic, Blake Coleman and Nikita Zadorov were the Flames' goal scorers through the first 40 minutes, and Nazem Kadri's goal along the goal line past Semyon ...

It’s not to say the Flames have found the perfect line combination in Huberdeau-Kadri-Lucic, but it’s a line the Flames can work with as they make their playoff push. As a threesome and as a group, we’ve got to continue to grow.” It is also easy to wonder what the number would be if they had The Flames had as many power-play shots (two) as the Islanders had while short-handed and even allowed a short-handed breakaway chance to You’ve got to have a good home record to put yourself in a good position down the stretch. It was easy to be skeptical of Lucic’s placement on the Flames’ second line alongside Kadri and Huberdeau when the three were seen skating together at practice Dec. You’ve got to win the end of periods. You’ve got to win the first shifts. Yes, the Flames weren’t perfect with their play — some turnovers combined with limited shots on goal — but they managed to keep their opponent from being effective. Instead of blowing a lead, something they struggled to avoid at times to start the year, they held firm in a 4-1 win. The way they play, and you’ve seen it tonight in the first period, they don’t give you much. The Flames struggled to play 60-minute games, either starting slow and trying to finish strong or the opposite, and their offensive struggles were very much on display.