Red Wings Extinguished by Flames

The NHL’s lowest-scoring team wore out the red light behind the Detroit Red Wings’ net. Scoring three times in the second period, the Calgary Flames downed the Red Wings 4-1 on Saturday.

Entering the game, Calgary had scored a league-low 19 goals in nine games.

Joel Farabee opened the scoring for the Flames late in the first period. Red Wings center Emmitt Finnie got lost on the wrong side of the Detroit net, leaving Farabee alone in the goalmouth to snap a shot behind Red Wings goalie John Gibson.

Early in the second period, the Red Wings tied it. Andrew Copp won an offensive zone faceoff, then drove to the net. He shoveled a loose puck past Flames goalie Devin Cooley.

Calgary reclaimed the lead on a second-period power play. Zayne Parekh zipped a wrist shot from the point by Gibson for his first goal of the season.

Calgary increased the lead to 3-1. Ryan Strome converted a feed from Morgan Frost for his second goal of the season.

The Flames’ power play again capitalized later in the second period. Gridin was the goal scorer to make it 4-1.

The loss ended Detroit’s six-game points streak.

Takeaways

The Flames wore throwback jerseys and honored their 2023-04 squad that played in the Stanley Cup Final. That spring, Calgary eliminated Detroit in a six-game second-round playoff series. In his second game since coming back from injury, Red Wings forward JT Compher had an assist for his second point in as many games.

Detroit allowed two Calgary power-play goals in ??? attempts. The Red Wings have now allowed 13 power-play goals this season. Only the Vancouver Canucks (14) have allowed more. Detroit had won eight in a row against Calgary before this loss. It was the Red Wings’ first defeat at the Saddledome since 2022.

Key Moment

Cooley fought off a Moritz Seider slapshot with a shoulder stop. Flames forward Matvei Gridin grabbed the rebound and began the transition play that led to Strome’s goal.

Key Stat

Going back to last season, Red Wings center Dylan Larkin has one goal in his past 11 games. Larkin has scored at least 30 goals in each of the past five seasons.

Up Next

The Red Wings wrap their four-game road trip on Monday at Edmonton against the Oilers. Game time is 9:30 p.m.

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