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Young Flames Upset Hurricanes in 3-2 Breakthrough

The Calgary Flames secured their first home victory of the season by defeating the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2. Goaltender Devin Cooley turned aside 34 shots to stifle Carolina, who had entered the contest on a seven-game winning streak. Yegor Sharangovich supplied the decisive goal with four minutes remaining in the final period, converting a cross-ice feed from Morgan Frost. Calgary turned the game around in the middle frame through a rapid two-goal burst spanning just 69 seconds. Young forward Matvei Gridin opened the scoring for the Flames with a wrist shot into the top corner off a drop pass from Matt Coronato. Moments later on a power play, rookie defenceman Zayne Parekh orchestrated a crisp passing sequence that allowed Frost to score in his 400th career NHL appearance. Although the Hurricanes leveled the score late in the second period, the Flames dominated play early in the third by outshooting Carolina 10-1 in the first ten minutes. Head coach Ryan Huska praised the composure of his young contributors as they repeatedly pressured the defending champions across all four lines. The result offers encouragement for a rebuilding Calgary roster that had been outscored heavily over its initial seven fixtures.

· sportsnet.ca

The essential points

  1. 01Yegor Sharangovich scored the game-winning goal with four minutes remaining off a cross-ice setup from Morgan Frost.
  2. 02Goaltender Devin Cooley stopped 34 shots to guide Calgary to their first home victory of the campaign.
  3. 03Matvei Gridin and Morgan Frost produced goals 69 seconds apart in the second period to overturn a deficit.
  4. 04The upset ended a seven-game winning streak for the visiting Hurricanes following Calgary's dominant third-period push.
The full brief

The Calgary Flames secured their first home victory of the season by defeating the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2. Goaltender Devin Cooley turned aside 34 shots to stifle Carolina, who had entered the contest on a seven-game winning streak. Yegor Sharangovich supplied the decisive goal with four minutes remaining in the final period, converting a cross-ice feed from Morgan Frost.

Calgary turned the game around in the middle frame through a rapid two-goal burst spanning just 69 seconds. Young forward Matvei Gridin opened the scoring for the Flames with a wrist shot into the top corner off a drop pass from Matt Coronato. Moments later on a power play, rookie defenceman Zayne Parekh orchestrated a crisp passing sequence that allowed Frost to score in his 400th career NHL appearance.

Although the Hurricanes leveled the score late in the second period, the Flames dominated play early in the third by outshooting Carolina 10-1 in the first ten minutes. Head coach Ryan Huska praised the composure of his young contributors as they repeatedly pressured the defending champions across all four lines. The result offers encouragement for a rebuilding Calgary roster that had been outscored heavily over its initial seven fixtures.