CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Dustin Wolf made 28 saves in regulation and was perfect on two contested shots in the shootout as the Calgary Flames rallied to a 2-1 victory over the New York Islanders on Tuesday night. evening.
Rasmus Andersson scored the only goal in regulation time for Calgary. Andrei Kuzmenko and Justin Kirkland scored in the shootout.
Pierre Engvall, with his third goal of the season and third in as many games, scored New York’s only goal.
Wolf, who improves to 7-2-1, stopped Kyle Palmieri and Bo Horvat in the shootout.
Semyon Varlamov made 30 stops for New York, falling to a 3-3-2 record.
New York had the best chance to win in overtime, but failed to score on a power play with Noah Dobson hitting a shot that crashed off the crossbar.
Takeaway meals
Islanders: New York put pressure on early in the third period but couldn’t beat Wolf, who stopped a flurry of early shots, the most dangerous coming off the stick of Horvat, who was denied his chance to close in by Wolf’s right pad. .
Flames: Calgary’s 30th-ranked power play entered the night two for their final 37, but after waiting more than 46 minutes to get their first and only man of the night, they took advantage with Andersson launching a shot who surpassed Varlamov to finish his seven. -drought of game points.
Key moment
After Yegor Sharangovich and Palmieri were denied the start of the shootout, Kuzmenko put the Flames up 1-0 with a quick backhand under the crossbar. After Wolf got his glove on Horvat’s attempted shootout, Kirkland beat him with a quick shot to the glove side.
Key Statistics
Calgary has been held to three or fewer goals in 16 straight games, but they’ve gone 7-6-3 in that stretch thanks to stellar goaltending.
Next
The Islanders conclude a five-game road trip in Detroit, while the Flames host the Rangers on Thursday.
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