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The Calgary Flames (29-23-9) were overdue for an eruption of goals, with just one in the past three games. Against the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night, the visitors tallied six goals en route to a 6-3 win, the same score of their previous meeting in October.
After managing a single goal on 70 shots in three games versus some Eastern Conference heavyweights, the Flames scored three in a span of 1:52 to have four in the first period on 12 shots.
The Flames’ play in the opening 20 minutes was a great way to set the table and give Calgary something they haven’t had in a long time: a comfortable multi-goal lead. Was that the only thing noticeable about their performance? Let’s dive into the takeaways.
So many Calgary players could have used a goal to help the team win and boost their confidence ahead of the stretch drive. On Tuesday, Connor Zary had two, including the first one since returning from a 15-game absence, plus Yegor Sharangovich lit the lamp for his 12th of the year.
Meanwhile, veterans like Nazem Kadri and MacKenzie Weegar chipped in goals with Matt Coronato inching closer to his first 20-goal season with an empty netter.
Even though the Flames relied on Dustin Wolf to keep them ahead, they scored six goals for the fourth time this year and first since Dec. 21 against the Chicago Blackhawks. Moreover, Calgary remains undefeated when scoring four or more goals.
This season’s Calder Trophy race will come down to the final period of the regular season. On Tuesday, the NHL had a main event level matchup between Wolf and Matvei Michov.
Unfairly, hardly anyone is talking about Wolf as a Calder Trophy candidate with all the focus on skaters like Michov, Macklin Celebrini, and Lane Hutson.
Despite their achievements, Wolf is chasing down records both at the league and franchise levels. Only Hall of Famer Mike Vernon has won more games as a rookie than Wolf, while the 23-year-old ranks among the top netminders in the NHL, sharing the same space as Connor Helebuyck and Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Wolf has had a brilliant road trip but received no run support. His performance on the East Coast has given fans and voters a chance to see how valuable he is to the Flames’ success. On Tuesday, he was a star, stopping 26 shots and holding a fellow Calder candidate to a single point.
Anyone who browsed social media before the game would have been amused by the responses to learning that Zary would be starting on the fourth line.
Ryan Huska’s decision paid immediate dividends as Zary had two goals in the first period and sparked an outpouring of lamplighters from the rest of his teammates. However, the Flames’ head coach wasn’t done.
NHL Highlights | Flames vs. Flyers – March 4, 2025 Connor Zary and Nazem Kadri scored three quick goals to chase Flyers netminder Samuel Ersson in the first period to lead the Calgary Flames to a 6-3 over the…
As the game progressed, he kept switching players around, and eventually, Coronato snapped out of a mini slump with his second goal in the past eight games.
Despite deploying this tactic several times, including many moments during the shutout streak, the results never came. On Tuesday, Huska pushed all the right buttons, and the Flames responded with one of their best efforts in 2025.
Ultimately, the win and the two points benefitted Calgary’s quest to secure a playoff spot and set them up to end the road trip on a high note, which concludes on Thursday night with a visit to Dallas.
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