Calgary 3, NY Rangers 2
When: 9:00 PM ET, Thursday, November 21, 2024
Where: Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta
Referees:
Cody Beach, Tom Chmielewski
Linesmen:
Jonathan Deschamps, Bevan Mills
Attendance:
17033
By Field Level Media
Connor Zary broke a third-period tie and the host Calgary Flames regrouped after blowing a two-goal lead to claim a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday.
Matt Coronato and Yegor Sharangovich both collected one goal and one assist for the Flames, who are riding a three-game winning streak. Goaltender Dustin Wolf made 27 saves, and MacKenzie Weegar collected three assists.
Alexis Lafreniere and Will Cuylle scored for the Rangers, who had their three-game winning streak end. Igor Shesterkin tied his career high with 46 saves in an outstanding performance amid an impressive goalie battle.
The Flames set a season high with 49 shots on goal. Their previous high was 37.
With the score even and overtime looming on the horizon, Zary put the Flames ahead at 10:35 of the third period with a great effort. The second-year player held off a check while he lifted a short-side top-corner shot from in tight for his fourth goal of the season. Jonathan Huberdeau collected his 500th career assist on the play.
The Rangers had a frantic late push to for an equalizer with the goalie pulled for an attacker, but they could not beat Wolf a third time.
The Flames opened with one of their best periods of the season and were rewarded when Coronato opened the scoring at 7:26. Upon receiving the puck, Coronato worked to near the faceoff dot and ripped a low shot through the screen and into the net for his sixth goal of the season.
Sharangovich doubled the lead with a power-play goal at 8:29 of the second period. He netted his third goal of the season with a rocket of a one-timer from the right circle that rang off the post and into the net.
The Rangers drew even with a pair of goals 16 seconds apart late in the second period. Lafreniere put New York on the board at 16:37 when he pounced on a rebound after Jacob Trouba's point shot was stopped. It was Lafreniere's eighth of the season.
Before that goal could be announced, Cuylle notched his seventh of the season with a waist-high deflection of K'Andre Miller's point shot.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| NY Rangers |
|
Calgary |
|
Will Cuylle 1 |
Points |
MacKenzie Weegar 3 |
|
Will Cuylle 1 |
Goals |
Matt Coronato 1 |
|
Adam Fox 1 |
Assists |
MacKenzie Weegar 3 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Yegor Sharangovich 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Igor Shesterkin .939 |
Save Percentage |
Dustin Wolf .931 |
|
Igor Shesterkin 46 |
Saves |
Dustin Wolf 27 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| NY Rangers
|
29 |
2 |
0-1 |
4-5 |
10 |
35 |
| Calgary
|
49 |
3 |
1-5 |
1-1 |
2 |
25 |
Upcoming Games
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Calgary will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Flames have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .600 after a loss.
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NY Rangers will play their next game on the road against Edmonton. The Rangers have a W/L % of .500 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
