Tkachuk scores three, Gaudreau passes 100-point mark as Flames down Kraken 5-3

CALGARY – Matthew Tkachuk scored three targets to set a profession excessive in a season with 37, and the Calgary Flames got here again for a 5-3 win over the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday.
Noah Hanifin, with a aim and an help, and Andrew Mangiapane additionally scored for Calgary (45-19-9), which scored 4 unanswered targets within the third interval to earn their fifth win in a row.
Johnny Gaudreau had two assists and set a profession excessive with 101 factors.
Ryan Donato, along with his career-high fifteenth aim, Victor Rask and Adam Larsson scored for Seattle (23-44-6), which was swept within the four-game season collection.
The Kraken return dwelling after Wednesday’s recreation in Winnipeg was postponed attributable to a winter storm. Seattle returns to motion on Saturday after they play host to the New Jersey Devils.
Dan Vladar (11-5-1) began the third interval in aim and stopped all seven photographs he confronted in reduction of Jacob Markstrom to select up the win. His finest cease was a blocker save on Karson Kuhlman on a shorthanded breakaway that may have made it 4-2.
Markstrom stopped 12 of 15 photographs.
Chris Driedger (7-12-1) had 26 stops for the Kraken.
Down 3-1 after two durations, the Flames scored twice within the opening six minutes of the third to drag even.
On a four-on-three energy play, Tkachuk’s tried cross throughout the highest of the crease hit Larsson and got here proper again and he swatted in his second aim of the night time.
Gaudreau hit the 100-point mark for the primary time in his profession with the first help. His career-best had been 99 factors in 2018-19.
He’s the seventh participant in franchise historical past to get 100 factors and first since Theoren Fleury in 1992-93.
Tkachuk turned to Gaudreau and gave him an enormous hug after the milestone level because the Saddledome crowd roared. His dad and mom Man and Jane, who simply arrived in Calgary for the primary time since earlier than the pandemic, hugged and celebrated with relations within the crowd.
Hanifin who ripped a slapshot into the highest nook on an influence play at 14:10 of the third for the game-winner. He has seven factors (one aim, six assists) within the final three video games.
Tkachuk capped off his night time with an empty-net aim within the closing minute.
Tied 1-1 after 20 minutes, the Kraken scored the one two targets of the second interval to surge in entrance 3-1.
Seattle took its second lead of the night time when Rask one-timed a setup from Kole Lind from in entrance.
The Kraken took a two-goal lead late within the interval when Larsson’s low shot squeaked by Markstrom’s pads.
Seattle opened the scoring at 14:13 of the primary interval on an ideal arrange from rookie Matty Beniers, making his NHL debut.
Beniers obtained the puck on the sideboards and zipped a cross throughout the slot that was one-timed previous Markstrom by Donato.
Calgary tied it lower than three minutes later when Noah Hanifin’s level shot was deflected out of mid-air by Tkachuk.
Beniers a Hobey Baker finalist and second-overall decide within the 2021 NHL draft, signed with Seattle on Monday, shortly after Michigan misplaced to Denver on Thursday within the semifinal of the NCAA Frozen 4.
In 61 video games over two seasons with the Wolverines, he had 67 factors (30 targets, 37 assists).
The 19-year-old’s’ night time started with the customary rookie solo lap earlier than the remainder of the Kraken took the ice for warm-up. He then spent the night time centring the membership’s prime line with Donato and Jordan Eberle.
Notes: Along with Fleury (twice), Calgary’s different 100-point seasons got here from Kent Nilsson (twice), Joe Mullen, Hakan Loob, Al MacInnis and Mike Bullard… Calgary C Calle Jarnkrok (non-COVID sickness) returned after lacking 5 video games. His return bumped Ryan Carpenter to the press field… Flames enhance to 2-12-2 in video games during which they path after two durations.
This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed Apr. 12, 2022.