Calgary Flames at Anaheim Ducks
· National Hockey League
Pospisil's tiebreaking third-period goal pushes Flames to first win of the season, 4-2 over Ducks
Adam Klapka and Aydar Suniev added goals, and Dustin Wolf stopped 22 of 24 shots as the Flames (1-5) won for the first time this season. Beckett Sennecke and Leo Carlsson scored goals, and Lukas Dostal had 32 saves for the Ducks (4-2).
Pospisil’s decisive goal came after he took a pass from Suniev at the center circle, skated down the left side, deked Anaheim defenders Tyson Hinds and Tristan Luneau by faking a shot and snapped the puck past Dostal’s short side for a 3-2 lead.
Anaheim gave up the game-tying goal just eight seconds after killing Calgary’s 5-on-3 advantage — with the help of Dostal’s four saves — for two minutes of the second.
As Sennecke (tripping) and Alex Killorn skated out of the penalty box, Flames winger Ryan Strome snuck a cross-ice pass from the outside the left circle to Suniev, who snapped a shot from the inside edge of the right circle past Dostal’s blocker for a 2-all tie at the 8:02 mark.
The Flames took a 1-0 lead 8:32 into the first when Maksim Tsyplakov intercepted a pass in the Anaheim slot and touched a pass back to Klapka, who beat Dostal.
But the Ducks tallied twice within a 1:56 span of the first for a 2-1 lead. Sennecke stole the puck at his own blue line and beat Wolf glove-side for a breakaway goal with 7:51 left, and Carlsson's shot from the right circle went over Wolf’s left shoulder for a power-play goal with 5:55 left.
Roger McQueen, Anaheim’s first pick in the 2025 draft, made his NHL debut after being recalled from the AHL San Diego Gulls. The 20-year-old center did not find the score sheet in 11 ½ minutes of ice time.
McQueen replaced center Ryan Poehling, who suffered a medial collateral ligament sprain that will sideline him for six to eight weeks. Ducks forward Cutter Gauthier missed the game because of a lower-body injury and is day-to-day.
Flames: At Vegas on Thursday.
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Regular Season SeriesSeries tied 1-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 8:32 | Adam Klapka Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Maksim Tsyplakov (1) |
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Goal | 1st Period 12:09 | Beckett Sennecke Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: none |
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Goal | 1st Period 14:05 | Leo Carlsson Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Mikael Granlund (6), Judd Caulfield (2) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 8:02 | Aydar Suniev Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan Strome (2), Simon Nemec (2) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 15:38 | Martin Pospisil Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Aydar Suniev (1), Yan Kuznetsov (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 18:38 | Yegor Sharangovich Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Mikael Backlund (1), Simon Nemec (3) |
Statistics
 CGY |
 ANA |
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|---|---|---|
| 15 | Blocked Shots | 20 |
| 17 | Hits | 22 |
| 4 | Takeaways | 4 |
| 36 | Shots | 25 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 5 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 20.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 35 | Faceoffs Won | 26 |
| 57.4 | Faceoff Win Percent | 42.6 |
| 17 | Giveaways | 15 |
| 7 | Total Penalties | 5 |
| 17 | Penalty Minutes | 13 |
Anaheim Ducks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Judd Caulfield, RW | Day-To-Day | Oct 21 |
| Ian Moore, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 16 |
| Ryan Poehling, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 13 |
| Troy Terry, RW | Injured Reserve | Sep 30 |
Calgary Flames Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Mikael Backlund, C | Day-To-Day | Oct 20 |
| Samuel Honzek, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 19 |
| Jonathan Huberdeau, LW | Injured Reserve | Sep 28 |
