Carlsson and Sennecke Pace Ducks Past Flames 5-3
Ville Husso's spotless relief work keeps Calgary at bay as Anaheim stretches its winning run in the Saddledome.
Anaheim carried the play in Calgary and left with a 5-3 win. The Ducks spent the night generating the better looks while the Flames mostly tried to hang on.
The Ducks outshot Calgary 29-21. Their chances were worth 3.70 expected goals, a measure of how many goals their shots should produce. Calgary's were worth 2.18. Anaheim scored five because it kept getting to the dangerous areas.
Leo Carlsson led the way with a goal and an assist on a line with Alex Killorn and Judd Caulfield. Beckett Sennecke set up two goals playing alongside Cutter Gauthier, who scored, and Mikael Granlund, who also had two assists. Nikita Nesterenko and Jeff Malott each scored as well, so the offence came from up and down the lineup.
It still took some work. Lukas Dostal allowed three goals on 11 shots. Ville Husso then stopped all 10 he faced to keep Joel Farabee, William Stromgren and the Flames from closing the gap. Each team scored once on the power play.
The loss leaves Calgary at 7-8-1. Anaheim moves to 8-7-1, one of the clubs holding a wild-card spot.
