Blackhawks win streak ends with thud as Flames thump them 6-4
CALGARY, Alberta — Jonathan Huberdeau, Connor Zary, Blake Coleman, and Matt Coronato each had a goal and an assist as the Calgary Flames beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-4 on Saturday.
Nazem Kadri and Mikael Backlund also scored for Flames, who have picked up points in their last four games, going 2-0-2. Dustin Wolf made 24 stops and improved to 10-5-2 in his rookie season.
Tyler Bertuzzi had two goals and an assist, and Connor Bedard added a goal and two assists for the Blackhawks, who had their three-game winning streak halted. Ilya Mikheyev scored his fourth goal in as many games and Teuvo Teravainen had two assists, extending his multiple-point game streak to four.
Peter Mrazek made 24 saves in his first game for the Hawks since he was injured Dec. 7.
Takeaways
Blackhawks: After being outshot 15-8 in the first period, interim head coach Anders Sorensen flip-flopped the wingers on his top two lines and the new trio of Bedard between Taylor Hall and Bertuzzi produced the next two even-strength goals.
Flames: Calgary grabbed a two-goal lead when Huberdeau scored short-handed at 12:19 of the first and Kadri capitalized on a Kevin Korchinski giveaway 67 seconds later. Huberdeau and Kadri were tied for team in goals with 13 apiece.
Key moment
The Flames restored a two-goal lead 28 seconds after Bedard cut Chicago's deficit to 2-1 in the second period. Zary converted a cross-ice pass from Jakob Pelletier and, 2 minutes later, combined with Huberdeau for Coronato's power-play goal and a 4-1 lead.
Key stat
Calgary scored twice in the first period and had six goals in a game for the first time since its home opener Oct. 15.