Dan Vladar, Calgary Flames knocked out Ottawa Senators 4-0 to snap 3-game losing streak – Calgary | The Canadian News

OTTAWA – Dan Vladar made 27 saves for the first shutout of his career as the Calgary Flames snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-0 win over the Ottawa Senators on Sunday.

It was the ninth career start for the 24-year-old Vladar.

The Flames (8-3-4) were led by Elias Lindholm with a goal and an assist, while Andrew Mangiapane, Matthew Tkachuk and Nikita Zadorov also scored. Sean Monahan had two assists.

With the victory, the Flames are now 1-1-1 on their seven-game road trip.

Anton Forsberg, in his first start since Oct. 25, made 29 saves for the Senators (4-10-1).

Once again, the Sens found themselves understaffed in their battle with COVID-19. Drake Batherson became the 10th Ottawa player to enter NHL protocol. The Senators made the announcement less than an hour before the record’s crash, prompting Andrew Agozzino to make his debut for the season.

Batherson was joined by Austin Watson, Nick Holden, Josh Brown, Connor Brown, Dylan Gambrell, Matt Murray, Victor Mete, Alex Formenton and Nikita Zaitsev, along with associate coach Jack Capuano.

Senators have had 10 players test positive for COVID-19 in the past 10 days.

The Flames made it 4-0 in the opening minutes of the third period when Zadorov beat Forsberg with a quick shot to the wrist.

Calgary took a 2-0 lead early in the second when Lindholm tipped a shot from Rasmus Andersson, and midway through the period, Tkachuk made it 3-0 with a power play goal while covering a shot over Forsberg.

The Flames opened the scoring at the end of the first when Mangiapane, in his tenth of the season, led Monahan’s high shot.