Three takeaways as Matvei Gridin, hot Flames dance their way to win over Leafs
Young busts out his signature celebration while the Flames have plenty to celebrate after recording their fourth straight win following a slow start to the season.
Calgary Flames' Matvei Gridin scored twice, leading the team to a 5-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs, securing their fourth consecutive win and a perfect homestand. Mikael Backlund contributed a goal for Calgary, while Joel Farabee and Martin Pospisil added empty-netters for the Flames, extending their point streaks to five games.
Easton Cowan and William Nylander scored for Toronto, who halted their four-game win streak. Flames' goalie Devin Cooley made 26 saves, improving his record to 4-2-0, while Toronto's Sergei Bobrovsky had 30 saves, falling to a 3-4-2 record. The Flames took an early lead with a pair of goals from Gridin and Backlund within two minutes of each other, with each goal coming on a top corner snipe past Toronto's Bobrovsky.
Backlund's fourth goal, a top corner snipe, proved to be the game-winner. The Maple Leafs, facing injuries and struggles, saw Kirill Marchenko leave early due to a lower body injury and eventually dropped their league-leading four-game winning streak.
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