Johnny Gaudreau and Matthew Tkachuk scored on penalties and the Calgary Flames beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 on Friday night.
Calgary Flames’ Matthew Tkachuk, above, scores against Anaheim Ducks goalkeeper John Gibson during shootout in an NHL hockey game on Friday, December 3, 2021, in Anaheim, California. The Flames won 4-3.
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Sean Monahan scored a goal and an assist for the Pacific Division leaders Flames, who are 6-0-2 in their last eight on the road.
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Blake Coleman and Elias Lindholm also scored goals for Calgary in regulation time and Dan Vladar stopped 31 shots.
Calgary Flames goalie Dan Vladar stops a shot from the Anaheim Ducks’ Trevor Zegras during the shootout in an NHL hockey game on Friday, December 3, 2021, in Anaheim, California. The Flames won 4-3.
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The Ducks lost 3-1 in the second period before bouncing back. Rickard Rakell scored with 36 seconds remaining in the period on a slap shot and Vinni Lettieri equalized 2:04 in the third on a single timer from the left faceoff circle off a pass from Trevor Zegras.
Sonny Milano also had a goal for Anaheim and John Gibson made 33 saves. Milano’s goal ended Vladar’s shutout streak at 140:54. Vladar, who is the Flames’ backup goalkeeper, entered the game with an average of 1.57 goals against and a .946 save percentage.
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Monahan had his first multipoint game since Nov. 14 in Ottawa. After Milano opened the scoring in 54 seconds of the second with a tip shot, Monahan sent a perfect pass to Coleman in front of the net to tie the score three minutes later.
Calgary Flames’ Sean Monahan, center, celebrates his goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Anaheim Ducks on Friday, December 3, 2021, in Anaheim, California.
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Later in the period, Monahan snapped a 12-game drought and gave Calgary a 3-1 lead with 4:50 remaining when Trevor Lewis found him alone in front of the net. It was Monahan’s 207th career goal with the Flames, taking him to seventh place in franchise history.
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The Flames took advantage of a Ducks fumble midway through the second to take a 2-1 lead when Lindholm had a back-and-forth goal after receiving the pass from Gaudreau.
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