Arizona Coyotes Fall To Calgary Flames
The Calgary Flames defeated the Arizona Coyotes 5-3.
Arizona started the game off on the wrong foot. They were forced to kill off a penalty almost immediately. The Flames struck first unfortunately. Paul Byron gave the Flames a 1-0 lead. Arizona fought back and tied the game at 1 with a goal courtesy of Shane Doan. The Coyotes were able to finish the period with the game tied 1-1.
Continuing the trend of starting periods off on a bad note, Calgary took the lead very early in the 2nd period. Byron picked up his 2nd goal of the night. Calgary added to their lead shortly after. Sean Monahan buried a loose puck in a scrum in the crease giving the Flames a 3-1 lead. Arizona cut into the lead on a power play, Antoine Vermette had a wide open net and didn’t miss the chance. Joe Vitale tied the game with a fluky shot just putting the puck on the net from a bad angle. Calgary would again take the lead, Mark Giordano beat Mike Smith to make it a 4-3 game.
Arizona was able to sustain more offensive zone pressure but they were unable to do anything with it. Mike Smith turned the puck over on a clearing attempt and David Jones cashed in. Jones’ goal would be the nail in the coffin for Arizona.
Game Notes
- Arizona didn’t have a shot on goal until 10 minutes into the 1st
- Arizona didn’t have a shot on goal until 7 minutes into the 2nd
- Vitale has scored in consecutive games.
- Arizona has now lost three in a row.
Goals:
Coyotes:
- Doan (5)
- Vermette (4)
- Vitale (2)
Flames:
- Byron (3)
- Monahan (7)
- Giordano (6)
- Jones (3)
Three Stars:
- Byron (CGY)
- Baertschi (CGY)
- Jones (CGY)