Deadspin: Matt Coronato’s 4 Points Help Flames Bounce Back Against Kraken

Calgary pulls away in second

Morgan Frost opened the scoring with a power-play goal at 2:32 of the first period. Seattle’s Frederick Gaudreau tied the game about nine minutes later, putting in a rebound after his first attempt was blocked.

Aydar Suniev restored Calgary’s lead at 5:45 of the second, finishing a one-timer set up by Frost. Matvei Gridin made it 3-1 with a power-play goal, and Joel Farabee added another two minutes later after receiving Mikael Backlund’s cross-ice pass.

Seattle’s Mackie Samoskevich scored on the power play with 1:45 left in the period, cutting the deficit to 4-2. Coronato answered 39 seconds into the third, scoring from the slot to put Calgary back up by three.

Coronato leads the scoring

Coronato scored once and added three assists, reaching four points in a game for the first time in his career. Farabee contributed a goal and two assists, while Frost and Gridin each finished with a goal and an assist.

Ryan Strome also scored for Calgary. Samoskevich had a goal and an assist for Seattle, and Gaudreau added a goal.

A franchise milestone and streak

Backlund recorded his 610th career point on Farabee’s goal, moving the Flames captain into fifth place on Calgary’s all-time points list. The Flames have won 61 consecutive games in which they scored at least four goals, matching the Bruins’ second-longest streak in league history. The Rangers hold the record, with 65 straight wins from 2011 to 2014; Boston also had a 61-game run from 1927 to 1931.

Goaltending changes for Seattle

Seattle starting goalie Philipp Grubauer was removed after allowing four goals on 14 shots. Joey Daccord came on in relief, stopping 11 shots and allowing two goals. The victory gives Calgary five wins in its last six games.