Three Takeaways as Flames get measure of revenge against Kraken
Coronato records first four-point NHL game, power-play stays red hot and Wolf shines as Calgary hammers Seattle 6-2.
Calgary Flames forward Matt Coronato scored four points, including a goal and three assists, leading his team to a 6-2 win over the Seattle Kraken on Friday night. Joel Farabee contributed a goal and two assists, while Morgan Frost added a goal and an assist, and Matvei Gridin scored a goal and assisted. Seattle Kraken forwards Aydar Suniev and Ryan Strome added the Kraken's three other goals.
The Flames, who have never trailed, won their fifth straight game at the Saddledome. The Kraken had previously beaten Calgary twice in the season opener by a score of 6-1. Flames goaltender Dustin Wolf made 21 saves and improved his record to 2-4-0, with Philipp Grubauer starting for the visitors but being pulled after allowing four goals on 14 shots.
Joey Daccord made 12 stops in relief. The Flames finished the game 2-for-2 with the man advantage, improving their power play to 9-for-20 over their last seven games. Following a 4-0 loss to Edmonton on Wednesday, the Flames improved their streak of games won while down a man to three. Seattle has struggled at the penalty kill, allowing 10 power-play goals on 17 chances in their last six contests.
Calgary called up Arsenii Sergeev from the AHL to bolster their roster, as goaltender Devin Cooley was out with a lower-body injury. Coronato's nine assists over the past two weeks rank second on the team to Edmonton's Connor McDavid's 14 over the same stretch. Coronato's nine assists tie his season high, and he now sits sixth on the Flames' all-time assist list.
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