Kuzmenko scores twice as the Flames hold off the Wild for a 5-4 win
— Andrei Kuzmenko had two goals and an assist, and the Calgary Flames used their power play to beat the Minnesota Wild 5-4 on Saturday night.
National Hockey League
FINAL
Calgary Flames
5
Minnesota Wild
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CGY | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| MIN | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/2/26 | @ San Jose Sharks | W 2-1 | NHL |
| 10/31/26 | @ Colorado Avalanche | L 2-5 | NHL |
| 10/30/26 | vs Seattle Kraken | W 6-2 | NHL |
| 10/28/26 | @ Edmonton Oilers | L 0-4 | NHL |
| 10/26/26 | vs Toronto Maple Leafs | W 5-2 | NHL |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Missed 19:49 5-4
Nazem Kadri Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Goal 19:33 5-4
Mats Zuccarello Goal (12) Tip-In, assists: Jared Spurgeon (10), Marco Rossi (26)
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Goal 18:46 5-3
Marcus Foligno Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Marco Rossi (25), Matt Boldy (24)
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Missed 17:43 5-2
Brayden Pachal Slap Shot Short
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Goal 14:29 5-2
Andrei Kuzmenko Goal (4) Wrap-around, assists: Yegor Sharangovich (8), MacKenzie Weegar (19)
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Goal 14:15 4-2
Frederick Gaudreau Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan Hartman (9), Marco Rossi (24)
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Penalty 12:40 4-1
Blake Coleman Holding against Mats Zuccarello
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Goal 11:53 4-1
Clark Bishop Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan Lomberg (4)
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Missed 9:23 3-1
Jon Merrill Slap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 9:09 3-1
Martin Pospisil Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 8:31 3-1
Blake Coleman Tip-In Above Crossbar
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Goal 19:52 3-1
Rasmus Andersson Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Mikael Backlund (11), Martin Pospisil (12)
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Penalty 18:17 2-1
Joel Eriksson Ek Tripping against Matt Coronato
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Missed 16:51 2-1
Liam Ohgren Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 15:21 2-1
Matt Boldy Slap Shot Wide Right
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Penalty 14:49 2-1
Jonathan Huberdeau Cross-checking against Declan Chisholm
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Penalty 14:49 2-1
Rasmus Andersson Roughing against Marc-Andre Fleury
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Penalty 14:49 2-1
Mats Zuccarello Roughing against Rasmus Andersson
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Penalty 14:49 2-1
Marc-Andre Fleury Roughing against Rasmus Andersson served by Declan Chisholm
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Missed 12:58 2-1
Rasmus Andersson Slap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 12:47 2-1
Blake Coleman Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Goal 12:28 2-1
Martin Pospisil Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Andrei Kuzmenko (10), Yegor Sharangovich (7)
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Missed 12:01 1-1
Mats Zuccarello Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
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Penalty 11:02 1-1
Ryan Lomberg Fighting against Jakub Lauko
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Penalty 11:02 1-1
Jakub Lauko Fighting against Ryan Lomberg
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Missed 9:47 1-1
Liam Ohgren Backhand Wide Left
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Penalty 7:23 1-1
Joel Hanley Hooking against Mats Zuccarello
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Missed 7:00 1-1
Marcus Foligno Tip-In Wide Right
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Penalty 4:40 1-1
Rasmus Andersson Roughing against Yakov Trenin
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Penalty 4:40 1-1
Yakov Trenin Roughing against Rasmus Andersson
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Penalty 4:40 1-1
Jakub Lauko Boarding against Kevin Bahl
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Missed 0:50 1-1
Mats Zuccarello Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
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Missed 19:20 1-1
Daniil Miromanov Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
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Missed 17:42 1-1
Matt Boldy Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
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Missed 13:36 1-1
Daniil Miromanov Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 9:55 1-1
Ryan Hartman Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Goal 9:34 1-1
Joel Eriksson Ek Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Mats Zuccarello (23), Kirill Kaprizov (28)
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Goal 6:58 1-0
Andrei Kuzmenko Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Nazem Kadri (17), MacKenzie Weegar (18)
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Penalty 5:01 0-0
Jake Middleton Tripping against Blake Coleman
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Missed 1:23 0-0
Mikael Backlund Tip-In Wide Right
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End of Game 20:00 5-4
Game End
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Period End 20:00 5-4
End of 3rd Period
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Missed 19:49 5-4
Nazem Kadri Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Face Off 19:33 5-4
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Nazem Kadri
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Stoppage 19:33 5-4
Timeout - Home
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Goal 19:33 5-4
Mats Zuccarello Goal (12) Tip-In, assists: Jared Spurgeon (10), Marco Rossi (26)
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Blocked 19:18 5-3
Mats Zuccarello shot blocked by Matt Coronato
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Face Off 18:55 5-3
Mikael Backlund faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
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Stoppage 18:55 5-3
Icing
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Face Off 18:46 5-3
Mikael Backlund faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
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Goal 18:46 5-3
Marcus Foligno Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Marco Rossi (25), Matt Boldy (24)
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Blocked 18:43 5-2
Marco Rossi shot blocked by Joel Hanley
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Face Off 17:57 5-2
Marat Khusnutdinov faceoff won against Kevin Rooney
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Stoppage 17:57 5-2
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 17:54 5-2
Marat Khusnutdinov Wrist Shot saved by Dustin Wolf
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Missed 17:43 5-2
Brayden Pachal Slap Shot Short
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Blocked 17:29 5-2
Jonathan Huberdeau shot blocked by Jared Spurgeon
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Face Off 17:19 5-2
Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Frederick Gaudreau
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Stoppage 17:19 5-2
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 17:17 5-2
Liam Ohgren Wrist Shot saved by Dustin Wolf
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Face Off 16:58 5-2
Frederick Gaudreau faceoff won against Yegor Sharangovich
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Stoppage 16:58 5-2
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 16:54 5-2
Matt Coronato Wrist Shot saved by Marc-Andre Fleury
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Face Off 16:25 5-2
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Mikael Backlund
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Stoppage 16:25 5-2
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 16:22 5-2
Matt Boldy Wrist Shot saved by Dustin Wolf
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Shot 15:27 5-2
Brayden Pachal Wrist Shot saved by Marc-Andre Fleury
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Shot 15:22 5-2
Mikael Backlund Wrist Shot saved by Marc-Andre Fleury
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Takeaway 15:10 5-2
Takeaway by Jon Merrill
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Blocked 14:53 5-2
Andrei Kuzmenko shot blocked by Marat Khusnutdinov
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Face Off 14:29 5-2
Yegor Sharangovich faceoff won against Marat Khusnutdinov
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Goal 14:29 5-2
Andrei Kuzmenko Goal (4) Wrap-around, assists: Yegor Sharangovich (8), MacKenzie Weegar (19)
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Face Off 14:15 4-2
Yegor Sharangovich faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
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Goal 14:15 4-2
Frederick Gaudreau Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan Hartman (9), Marco Rossi (24)
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Shot 13:51 4-1
Ryan Hartman Backhand saved by Dustin Wolf
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Shot 13:50 4-1
Marco Rossi Wrist Shot saved by Dustin Wolf
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Face Off 13:25 4-1
Jakob Pelletier faceoff won against Marco Rossi
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Stoppage 13:25 4-1
Puck in Netting
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Blocked 13:23 4-1
Jonathan Huberdeau shot blocked by Jared Spurgeon
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Giveaway 13:19 4-1
Giveaway by Joel Eriksson Ek
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Team Stats
CGY
MIN
13
Blocked Shots
20
20
Hits
23
9
Takeaways
11
29
Shots
25
2
Power Play Goals
1
3
Power Play Opportunities
2
66.7
Power Play Percentage
50.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
39
Faceoffs Won
24
61.9
Faceoff Win Percent
38.1
8
Giveaways
7
6
Total Penalties
7
15
Penalty Minutes
17
Head to Head
CGY leads series 2-0
Injuries
Minnesota Wild
- Jared Spurgeon Injured Reserve
- Brock Faber Injured Reserve
- Filip Gustavsson Injured Reserve
- Marcus Foligno Injured Reserve
- Nick Foligno Injured Reserve
Calgary Flames
- Brennan Othmann Day-To-Day
- Connor Zary Out
- Devin Cooley Injured Reserve
- Jonathan Huberdeau Injured Reserve
- Samuel Honzek Injured Reserve
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