Markstrom stops 23 shots for Calgary Flames in 4-1 win over New York Islanders – Calgary | 24CA News
Jacob Markstrom made 23 saves to steer the Calgary Flames to a 4-1 residence win over the New York Islanders 4-1 on Friday night time.
Milan Lucic, Blake Coleman, Nikita Zadorov and Nazem Kadri scored for the Flames (19-14-7).
Zach Parise replied for the Islanders (22-17-2), who performed their second sport in as many nights and have been minus factors chief Mathew Barzal on the Saddledome.
Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov stopped 17 pictures in his first begin since Dec. 17 when he suffered a groin harm in a sport in opposition to Vegas.
Barzal, who has 11 objectives and a team-leading 30 assists, didn’t play Friday after scoring his fifth objective in as many video games within the earlier night’s 4-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers.
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The Islanders tweeted simply earlier than puck drop that Barzal was day-to-day with a lower-body harm.
Both golf equipment neared their midway mark of the common season in related positions, which was jostling for wild-card berths of their respective conferences.
The Flames inched forward of the Oilers by some extent into the West’s first wild-card spot with their victory. The Islanders held down the East’s second wild-card berth two factors up on the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The Flames led 3-1 after two intervals, as additionally they did in a 4-3 additional time loss at UBS Arena on Nov. 7.
But Kadri, who will signify the Flames on the all-star sport later this month in Sunrise, Fla., scored at 6:59 of the third interval with a sharp-angled shot that sneaked each underneath the crossbar and previous Varlamov’s head.
Tyler Toffoli assisted on Kadri’s objective to increase his level streak to 4 straight video games (one objective, three assists).
Markstrom kicked out his proper pad to cease Casey Czikas on a breakaway popping out of the penalty field. He then repelled Jean-Gabriel Pageau on a short-handed breakaway halfway by the second interval.
New York Islanders ahead Casey Cizikas, proper, tries to attain on a breakaway as Calgary Flames goalie Jacob Markstrom blocks him throughout second interval NHL hockey motion in Calgary, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023.
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His workforce trailing 3-0, Parise acquired the Islanders on the scoreboard with a minute remaining within the opening interval.
He beat Zadorov to open up scoring lane and fired a wrist shot from the faceoff circle prime nook for his twelfth of the season.
Zadorov lofted a shot from the purpose over Varlamov’s left shoulder at 14:21 of the primary interval.
Calgary scored twice in underneath two minutes beginning at 4:36 when the Islanders turned the puck over of their zone. Jonathan Huberdeau dished to Lucic for a one-timer from the faceoff circle on Varlamov’s proper.
Varlamov made an preliminary cease on Coleman’s backhand off the frenzy, however the latter collected his personal rebound and shovelled the puck previous the Russian from a pointy angle at 6:05.
The Flames kick off a five-game highway journey Sunday in opposition to the Chicago Blackhawks. Calgary is 7-7-5 on the highway this season.
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