St. Louis Blues at Calgary Flames
· National Hockey League
Farabee and Gridin score shootout goals in the Flames' 2-1 victory over the Blues
Connor Zary scored early in the first period for Calgary, and Devin Cooley stopped 26 shots.
Dylan Holloway tied it for St. Louis early in the second. Joel Hofer made 31 saves.
After Farabee scored in the second round of the shootout to give Calgary a 1-0 lead, coach Ryan Huska turned to Gridin after Jimmy Snuggerud was stopped, and Gridin won it with a shot over Hofer’s glove.
The unlikely star performer of the opening 40 minutes was St. Louis video coach Elliott Mondou, with the Flames having three goals waived off after Blues’ coach’s challenges.
St. Louis had won eight consecutive games against Calgary,
Flames: Host Florida on Friday night.
Regular Season SeriesSTL wins series 2-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 2:34 | Connor Zary Goal (11) Backhand, assists: Ryan Strome (10) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 3:47 | Dylan Holloway Goal (15) Snap Shot, assists: Jimmy Snuggerud (21), Robert Thomas (29) |
|
Goal | 5 0:00 | Joel Farabee Goal Wrist Shot |
|
Goal | 5 0:00 | Matvei Gridin Goal Snap Shot |
Statistics
 STL |
 CGY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Blocked Shots | 10 |
| 26 | Hits | 17 |
| 7 | Takeaways | 6 |
| 26 | Shots | 31 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 2 | Power Play Opportunities | 4 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 27 | Faceoffs Won | 26 |
| 50.9 | Faceoff Win Percent | 49.1 |
| 22 | Giveaways | 14 |
| 7 | Total Penalties | 5 |
| 14 | Penalty Minutes | 10 |
Calgary Flames Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Bahl, D | Out | Apr 16 |
| Connor Zary, C | Out | Apr 16 |
| Yan Kuznetsov, D | Out | Apr 14 |
| Joel Hanley, D | Out | Mar 28 |
| Samuel Honzek, LW | Injured Reserve | Mar 27 |
St. Louis Blues Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan Kyrou, RW | Out | Apr 23 |
Game Information
Scotiabank Saddledome
Location: Calgary,
Attendance: 16,898 | Capacity:
Location: Calgary,
Attendance: 16,898 | Capacity:
