Flames Settle For OT Point Versus Ducks

Calgary falls 4-3 in extra time at Scotiabank Saddledome

By Chris Wahl

CalgaryFlames.com

January 26, 2026

Beckett Sennecke's first career NHL hat-trick helped the visiting Ducks secure the extra point, as Anaheim knocked off Calgary 4-3 in overtime Sunday at the Scotiabank Saddledome at East Asian Celebration Night.

The Flames held 2-0 and 3-2 leads - outshooting the Ducks 36-21 on the night - but ultimately were forced to settle for a single in the standings in the last of a five-game homestand.

Jonathan Huberdeau, Hunter Brzustewicz and Matt Coronato counted the Calgary markers, Brzustewicz's first-period tally serving as his first NHL marker.

See all the action from Sunday night's OT tilt

The start was everything the home side could have asked for, and more, as Calgary held a commanding 17-3 edge in shots on goal.

And the pressure paid off just past the six-minute mark. Mikael Backlund drove hard to the net, forcing Anaheim starter Lukas Dostal into a stop, but Huberdeau followed up on the rebound, smacking the puck home for his ninth goal of the season to break the ice.

Huberdeau opens scoring against Ducks

Less than two minutes later, the Flames found paydirt again. Brzustewicz put the puck goalward from the right side, it deflected off the stick of Ducks defenceman Jackson LaCombe, changed direction, and beat Dostal, giving Brzustewicz his first career NHL tally.

Brzustewicz scores his first NHL goal

Anaheim selected Sennecke with the third-overall pick in the 2024 Draft, and his sensational rookie season continued in the second period. He fired in the Ducks' first goal at 3:22 of the middle frame after a nifty setup from linemate Alex Killorn, then tied the game with 6:19 to play in the stanza after Mikael Granlund found him in space at the bottom of the left circle, helping the young Ontarian snap home his 17th goal of the season, tops among first-year NHL skaters.

In the third, the tides turned back in favour of the Flames, and they had Huberdeau to thank, after the veteran drew a penalty on a rush to the net, leading to Calgary's first powerplay of the game.

They made it count. From the right point, Nazem Kadri fed Matvei Gridin down low, and he zipped the disc quickly across to Coronato at the back post, allowing the winger to roof his team-leading 14th goal of the season into the yawning cage.

Coronato pots powerplay marker

Gridin nearly added a fourth midway through the period, stealing the puck from an Anaheim player in the neutral zone before walking in and ripping it past Dostal, and off the pipe.

But the Ducks tied the contest at 3-3 with just under seven minutes left in regulation time through Chris Kreider, and the two sides went to extra time with the Flames leading 35-17 on the shot clock.

In OT, Wolf made a sensational save off Killorn net-front, but with just over two minutes left, Sennecke completed his hat-trick, snapping the puck past the Calgary netminder on an odd-man rush.

Wolf finished the night with 17 saves, while Coronato finished the game with a goal and an assist.

Martin Pospisil had a game-high nine hits including a bone-rattler on Ducks defenceman Pavel Mintyukov in the first period.

During the first period, the team announced a partnership with Imperial Oil, christening the 1,000 seat rink set to feature inside Scotia Place as the Esso Community Arena.