Flames Fall In Road Trip Finale

DETROIT — Four second-period goals helped propel the Red Wings to a 5-2 victory over the Flames Monday at Little Caesars Arena. 

Morgan Frost and Matt Coronato replied for Calgary; Coronato and linemate Matvei Gridin finished the contest with two points each as the Flames wrapped their five-game Eastern road trip.

The Flames took a 1-0 lead into the first intermission thanks to Frost, who linked up with Gridin on the opener with 2:25 remaining in the first period. Gridin skated down the right wing, zipping a cross-ice pass to his linemate for a backdoor tap-in.

But in the second, the Red Wings offence came alive. Kane scored on a breakaway just past the one-minute mark, before Emmitt Finnie gave the hosts the lead four minutes later. 

Kane scored his second on a rush after some significant Calgary pressure at 6:37, putting Detroit ahead 3-1. But Coronato answered back 46 seconds later. The winger accepted a pass from Gridin in the high slot, and his shot slipped through Red Wings starter John Gibson’s legs after taking a deflation off a defenceman's skate.

Moritz Seider struck again for the hosts before the period was through, snapping his ninth of the season through traffic on a Detroit powerplay.

Dominik Shine capped the evening off with an empty-netter with just over a minute left on the clock.

The Lineup:

FORWARDS

Blake Coleman - Mikael Backlund- Joel Farabee

Matvei Gridin - Morgan Frost - Matt Coronato

Yegor Sharangovich - Ryan Strome - Victor Olofsson

Ryan Lomberg - Connor Zary - Martin Pospisil

DEFENCE

Kevin Bahl - Zach Whitecloud

Olli Määttä - Hunter Brzustewicz

Joel Hanley - Zayne Parekh

GOALTENDERS

Dustin Wolf - starter

Devin Cooley

They Said It:

The Numbers Game:

Shots: CGY 28, DET 25

Powerplay: CGY 0-2, DET 1-4

Faceoffs: CGY 59.6%, DET 40.4%

Hits: CGY 20, DET 26

Blocked Shots: CGY 13, DET 13

5-on-5 Scoring Chances: CGY 18, DET 12

5-on-5 High-Danger Scoring Chances: CGY 9, DET 8

Up Next:

The Flames now return home to open a six-game homestand Wednesday night versus the Blues. Puck drop at the Scotiabank Saddledome is set for 7:30 p.m. MT. GET TICKETS