A goal and assist from captain Mikael Backlund lifted the Calgary Flames to a hard-fought 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Monday.

While Jonathan Huberdeau led his team with his sixth goal, Kevin Rooney also scored for Calgary (8-5-3). The Flames have earned points in four straight games (2-0-2).

Trevor Moore scored the lone goal for Los Angeles (9-5-3) as Los Angeles lost in regulation for only the second time in the last seven outings (4-2-1).

Rookie netminder Dustin Wolf made 29 stops, improving to 5-2-1. Moore was 2:31 away from making his NHL debut when he scored after the goaltender pulled away.

Darcy Kuemper, who faced 28 shots, was saddened to fall to 4-2-3.

takeaway

Kings: Phillip Danault’s forward line between Moore and Kevin Fiala entered the game with Danault (1-5-6) and Moore (1-5-6) matching their five-game point streak, but they were kept off the scoresheet until 17:29 of the third period. Until, following video review, Moore’s shot was deemed to have crossed the line, reducing the score to 2-1 and providing a dramatic finish.

Flames: Heading into Monday, only the San Jose Sharks (-14) had the worst first-period goal differential than Calgary (-9), but the home team had a much better opening 20 minutes tonight, defeating Los Angeles 10-7 . It creates a lot of dangerous opportunities. While the period ended goalless, the Flames carried this momentum to the second place by scoring two goals 36 seconds apart and took the lead.

key moment

After going scoreless for half of the game, Backlund finally broke the ice at 10:42 of the second, and an errant pass to the Kings’ own goal flew into the slot, where Backlund jumped on it and fired a soaring shot into the far corner of the goal in one move. Kuemper’s glove side.

Key statistics

Calgary entered the night ranked 27th in the shootout, and although they were only tested once, a Los Angeles man advantage came with just over two minutes remaining, but despite the Kings pulling the goalie four against six players, they were unable to make it happen. make the game a draw.

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Kings: Visit the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday.

Flames: Visit the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday.

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 11, 2024.