Flames score 5 straight, end Coyotes point streak at 9

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Jakob Pelletier and
Walker Duehr
scored 24 seconds apart in the third period, and the Calgary Flames ended the Arizona Coyotes' nine-game point streak with a 6-3 win at Mullett Arena on Wednesday.

Elias Lindholm had a goal and an assist to reach 500 NHL points, and Tyler Toffoli also had a goal and an assist for the Flames (27-20-11), who trailed 3-1 in the second period before scoring five straight goals. Dan Vladar made 12 saves.
"We were talking before [the third period] and saying our season is on the line and we need to get very important points," Lindholm said. "We played a solid game and stuck with it and got that result."

Calgary had a season-high 51 shots and held Arizona to a season-low 14.
"They were desperate, faster, heavier in battle than us and played a better game than us," Arizona coach Andre Tourigny said.
Nick Schmaltz, Clayton Keller and Matias Maccelli scored, and Karel Vejmelka made 45 saves for the Coyotes (20-29-9), who were 5-0-4 in their previous nine games for their longest point streak since an 11-0-1 run in February 2012.
"I know we're capable of being a tough team to play against, we're capable of playing good hockey every night," Tourigny said. "If everybody will play their A-game, we can beat anybody, but the truth is, a B-night is not good enough for us."
Lindholm started the comeback, scoring on the power play to cut it to 3-2 at 12:58 of the second period.
"Even when we were down 3-1, and there's some nerves going on there, we knew sooner or later they're going to go in, with a lot of chances and a lot of shots," Lindholm said.
Toffoli tied it 3-3 at 14:00, with Lindholm getting an assist for his 500th point.
"Going into the League, you don't dream about certain numbers, you just want to play a couple games and ... time just flies," Lindholm said. "Obviously it's a number, but there's nothing more to it, really."

Pelletier went to the net to deflect Noah Hanifin's shot on a power play, putting the Flames up 4-3 at 4:53 of the third period.
Duehr, called up from Calgary of the American Hockey League on Tuesday, made it 5-3 at 5:17, driving to the net and lifting a backhand inside the left post for his third NHL goal.
Pelletier played his 12th NHL game and Duehr played his 10th, and the two rookies made a major impact on what Pelletier called "a do-or-die game for us."
"We're just kind of trying to keep things simple and things are kind of working for us," Pelletier said. "If you want to win you have to score goals, right? For me as a newbie, I think our line, we've got to produce. … I think now is the time to step up and score goals."
Mikael Backlund scored a power-play goal at 16:41 for the 6-3 final, his third straight game with a goal.
Calgary was 3-for-5 with the man-advantage, Arizona was 1-for-2.
"The tough part was we knew how they were going to play, but we didn't have a response for it," Coyotes defenseman Juuso Valimaki said. "We've got to do a better job with the lead and grind it out."
Milan Lucic's first goal in 16 games (Jan. 10) gave the Flames a 1-0 lead at 4:39 of the first period. Duehr's assist was his first in the NHL.

Keller's cross-ice pass set up Schmaltz's power-play goal at 1:11 of the second to tie it 1-1. Keller was credited with the goal that made it 2-1 at 9:31 when Calgary defenseman Chris Tanev deflected the puck into his own net.
Maccelli's first goal in 12 games (Dec. 19) pushed it to 3-1 at 11:06.
NOTES:Arizona defenseman Josh Brown played 3:20 in the first period before leaving with an upper-body injury. There was no update. … Calgary outshot Arizona 18-3 in the first period and 38-9 through two. … Lindholm has 198 goals and 302 assists in 719 games in 10 NHL seasons. … Tanev played his 700th NHL game, the fifth-most among active undrafted players. … Calgary scored in the first five minutes of a game for the 18th time in 58 games. … The Flames are 7-0-0 against the Coyotes since Nov. 16, 2019. …. Defenseman Jakob Chychrun sat out his sixth consecutive game for Arizona, which is exploring trade possibilities. He hasn't played since Feb. 10. … Schmaltz's goal was his fifth in seven games. He has 16 points (nine goals, seven assists) in his past 12 games. … Keller has 14 points (six goals, eight assists) in the past eight games.