Flames Rally Falls Short Against Red Wings

A furious third-period rally fell just short for the Flames, who dropped a 4-3 decision to the Red Wings Wednesday at the Scotiabank Saddledome.

Calgary nearly erased a four-goal deficit on goals from Joel Farabee, Matt Coronato and MacKenzie Weegar, but Detroit captain Dylan Larkin's second-period tally stood up as the decider as the Flames' three-game winning streak drew to a close.

Alex DeBrincat opened the scoring 1:02 into the first period with the first of his two markers on the night, slapping a one-timer home on a cross-ice feed from Patrick Kane. Detroit extended their lead just over three minutes later on a shot from defenceman Axel Sandin-Pellikka and led 2-0 after 20 minutes.

DeBrincat and Dylan Larkin added second-period markers 1:28 apart, doubling the Red Wings’ lead through two periods of play.

Farabee got the homeside on the board 8:02 into the third, after winning a penalty shot by being hooked as he strode in towards goal on a short-handed breakaway. On his penalty shot attempt, he grabbed the puck, skated to the left circle before cutting to the slot, then snapped a shot over goaltender John Gibson’s left pad.

Sixty-five seconds later, Coronato added a second Flames marker, converting on a one-timer after being spotted in the high slot by Nazem Kadri.

With just over five minutes left, Weegar fired home a one-timer from the left point that zipped past Gibson through traffic, cutting the Red Wings lead to 4-3.

Gibson made 34 saves for Detroit, while Devin Cooley stopped 22 shots for Calgary.

Defenceman Hunter Brzustewicz - appearing in his second career NHL contest and first at the 'Dome - was +1 with six shot attempts over 15:47 of work.

The Lineup:

FORWARDS

Jonathan Huberdeau - Morgan Frost - Matt Coronato

Yegor Sharangovich - Nazem Kadri - Joel Farabee

Connor Zary - Mikael Backlund - Blake Coleman

Ryan Lomberg - John Beecher - Adam Klapka

DEFENCE

Kevin Bahl - Rasmus Andersson

Yan Kuznetsov - MacKenzie Weegar

Joel Hanley - Hunter Brzustewicz

GOALTENDER

Devin Cooley - starter

Dustin Wolf

They Said It:

The Numbers Game:

Shots: CGY 37, DET 26

Powerplay: CGY 0-3, DET 0-2

Faceoffs: CGY 47.9%, DET 52.1%

Hits: CGY 15, DET 20

Blocked Shots: CGY 5, DET 27

5-on-5 Scoring Chances: CGY 33, DET 20

5-on-5 High-Danger Scoring Chances: CGY 10, DET 13

Up Next:

The Flames head south to the Golden State for a two-game road swing, beginning Saturday evening in Los Angeles at 8 p.m. MT.

Calgary's next home action is set for Thursday, Dec. 18 when they play host to the Seattle Kraken at 7 p.m. MT for the Flames Foundation's Night of Giving. GET TICKETS