Blake Coleman scores twice in the Flames' 4-1 victory over the Ducks
Anaheim Ducks goalie John Gibson, left, lets in a goal by Calgary Flames' Nazem Kadri during first period NHL hockey action in Calgary on Thursday, April 3, 2025. Credit: AP/Jeff McIntosh
CALGARY, Alberta — Blake Coleman scored twice, Dustin Wolf made 26 saves and the Calgary Flames beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-1 on Thursday night.
Yegor Sharangovich and Kevin Rooney also scored for Calgary.
Olen Zellweger scored for Anaheim, which was eliminated from the playoff race with the loss. Ducks goalie John Gibson left after the second period because of a lower-body injury.
Flames forward Martin Pospisil collided with Gibson with 24 seconds left in the second. Pospisil was driving to the net and was hauled down by Anaheim’s Radko Gudas, who was penalized for holding.
Gibson finished the period, allowing three goals on 26 shots. Lukas Dostal made eight saves in the third.
Kadri got the Flames off to a fast start, scoring his team-leading 31st goal of the season 16 seconds in. Zellweger tied it at 8:01 of the first.
Coleman put Calgary back on top with 9:35 left in the second with a short-handed goal, and Rooney scored with 4:42 left in the period. Coleman added his 15th of the season on a power play at 1:17 of the third.
Anaheim Ducks' Sam Colangelo, left, tries to get the puck past Calgary Flames goalie Dustin Wolf during third period NHL hockey action in Calgary on Thursday, April 3, 2025. Credit: AP/Jeff McIntosh
Takeaways
Ducks: Anaheim missed the playoffs for the seventh straight season.
Flames: Calgary moved within five points of Minnesota Wild for the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference. The Flames are 6-2-1 in their last nine.
Key moment
Halfway through the second period with the scored tied 1-1 and the Ducks on the power play, Coleman got his stick on a cross-ice pass at the blue line and, on the ensuing breakaway, fired a shot past Gibson for his first short-handed goal of the season.
Key stat
Wolf improved to 25-16-6 in his rookie season.
Anaheim Ducks goalie John Gibson, right, blocks the net as Calgary Flames' Adam Klapka shoots wide during second period NHL hockey action in Calgary on Thursday, April 3, 2025. Credit: AP/Jeff McIntosh
Up next
Both teams play Saturday. The Ducks are at Vancouver, and the Flames host Vegas.
