Calgary 6, Tampa Bay 3
When: 3:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 21, 2023
Where: Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta
Referees:
Pierre Lambert, Graham Skilliter
Linesmen:
Bevan Mills, James Tobias
Attendance:
18831
By Field Level Media
Rasmus Andersson scored a goal and set up two others and fellow defenseman Noah Hanifin notched three assists as the host Calgary Flames claimed a 6-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday afternoon.
Tyler Toffoli and Dillon Dube each recorded a goal and an assist, while Nazem Kadri, Jonathan Huberdeau and Blake Coleman also scored for the Flames in the comeback victory. Goaltender Dan Vladar made 21 saves to improve to 8-0-3 in his last 11 decisions.
Captain Steven Stamkos, Vladislav Namestnikov and Anthony Cirelli replied for the Lightning, who have lost two straight games. Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 35 shots.
Despite watching a lead turn into a 2-1 deficit midway through the second period, the Flames bounced back. Toffoli evened the score 70 seconds after the Lightning seized a lead when he converted a wraparound that banked home off Victor Hedman's skate for his 17th goal of the season.
Andersson put the Flames ahead with 2:40 remaining in the second period. He finished an excellent shift with a point shot that bounded off Hedman before finding twine for his seventh goal of the campaign.
Dube scored the eventual game-winning goal at 7:40 of the third period when he wired a shot on the rush for his 11th goal of the season and 100th career point.
Cirelli made it a 4-3 affair with 4:02 remaining in regulation, but Huberdeau and Coleman replied with empty-net goals to round out the scoring.
The Flames were the better team in the first period and were rewarded when Kadri opened the scoring at the 17:58 mark. His 18th goal of the season came after he deflected Toffoli's shot for the power-play goal.
The Lightning proved their potential prowess with a pair of goals 48 seconds apart midway through the second period. Stamkos tied the game at the 10:20 mark of the middle frame when he wired a shot from the right circle for his 23rd goal of the season.
Namestnikov's fourth goal of the season put the Lightning ahead 2-1, but the Flames responded in arguably their best performance of the season.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Tampa Bay |
|
Calgary |
Anthony Cirelli 1 |
Points |
Rasmus Andersson 3 |
Anthony Cirelli 1 |
Goals |
Rasmus Andersson 1 |
Victor Hedman 1 |
Assists |
Noah Hanifin 3 |
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Nazem Kadri 1 |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Andrei Vasilevskiy .897 |
Save Percentage |
Dan Vladar .875 |
Andrei Vasilevskiy 35 |
Saves |
Dan Vladar 21 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Tampa Bay
|
24 |
3 |
0-6 |
3-4 |
27 |
40 |
Calgary
|
41 |
6 |
1-4 |
6-6 |
21 |
22 |
Upcoming Games
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Calgary will play their next game at home against Columbus. The Flames have a W/L % of .476 after a win and .462 after a loss.
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Tampa Bay will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Lightning have a W/L % of .633 after a win and .667 after a loss.