The Calgary Flames will look to remain hot on home ice when they play host to the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday.
Connor Zary scored the overtime winner as the Flames edged the visiting Boston Bruins 2-1 on Monday, stretching Calgary’s home winning streak to four games.
The Flames, who are 11-5-2 on home ice this season, improved to 9-1-1 in their past 11 at the Saddledome.
“We’re finding ways to win, been really good at home,” said Blake Coleman, who tied the Monday game in the second period with his team-leading 12th goal of the season. “It’s just that quiet confidence that we come into a game expecting to win, and when we don’t get a bounce, we’re unfazed by it, we keep chugging.”
Calgary goaltender Dustin Wolf made 25 saves for his 50th career victory and extended his home winning streak to six games.
On Tuesday, the Flames gave goaltender Devin Cooley a two-year, one-way contract extension with an annual average value of $1.35 million.
The 28-year-old, who signed with the Flames as a free agent in July 2024, is 4-4-2 in 13 appearances this season, posting a 2.40 goals-against average and a .914 save percentage.
“It’s a great deal for me to continue to grow and develop and play behind one of the best goalies in the world and learn from him, get that NHL experience under my belt and just continue to prove I can be a really good goalie in this league,” Cooley said. “I’m more motivated than ever.”
Philadelphia travels to Calgary for the second half of a back-to-back set after doubling up the Canucks 6-3 on Tuesday in Vancouver.
Bobby Brink, Travis Konecny and Noah Cates each had a goal and an assist to lead Philadelphia. Christian Dvorak, Owen Tippett, and Carl Grundstrom also found the net for the Flyers, who won for the third time in four games.
The result was Philadelphia’s NHL-best 14th comeback win of the season.
“It just seems like for whatever reason we get down one, but I feel like we have such a good complete game, close to 60 minutes, honestly,” Cates said postgame. “Tonight, they had a good start, but in the second and third periods, I felt like we were all over them.
“Obviously, would like to get ahead and stay ahead, but it’s what’s working right now, and we’ve just got to keep sticking to it and playing our game.”
Matvei Michkov and Trevor Zegras added two assists apiece and Dan Vladar made 32 saves as Philadelphia defeated Vancouver for the second time in nine days to sweep the season series.
The Flyers improved to 9-6-3 on the road and 5-2-4 over their past 11 games.
Samuel Ersson, Philadelphia’s expected starter in goal on Wednesday, is 6-4-4 in 14 games this season with a 2.96 GAA and an .872 save percentage. In three career appearances against the Flames, Ersson is 1-1-0 with a .875 save percentage and a 4.26 GAA.
The Wednesday contest is the second and final meeting of the season between the Flames and Flyers. Jonathan Huberdeau scored twice and Wolf made 17 saves as Calgary won 2-1 at Philadelphia on Nov. 2.
–Field Level Media
