Wolf and Sharangovich Carry Flames Past Kings 3-2
Los Angeles had the puck on its sticks more often and still went home with a 3-2 loss. Calgary got fewer looks, but its looks were better, and Dustin Wolf kept the Kings from turning their volume into goals.
The Kings outshot the Flames 31-24 and won the shot-attempt count 65-55. Shot quality pointed the other way. By expected goals, a measure of how dangerous each team's chances were, Calgary came in at 3.78 to the Kings' 3.12. The Flames won on the better looks, not on luck.
Wolf stopped 29 of 31 shots. That kept a busy Kings attack to two goals, from Joel Armia and Mats Zuccarello.
Yegor Sharangovich, under fire this season for his scoring, had a goal and an assist. He played on a line with Morgan Frost, who also scored. Matvei Gridin added Calgary's other goal. Alex Laferriere set up two Kings goals, and neither power play scored on three chances. Nobody hit the post or crossbar. The Flames earned this one.
