The Montreal Canadiens formally announced the departure of two key players after they declined to sign a contract.
The Calgary Flames defeated the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 after Matt Coronato scored the game-winning goal in overtime and the tying goal late in the game.
The Calgary Flames defeated the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Tuesday night thanks to goals from Matt Coronato late in the third period and the game-winning goal seven seconds into overtime.
At 17:14 in the third period, Coronato had knotted the score with another circle shot that got through traffic. With this goal, he now has four goals for the season and seven for his career.
The Flames also had Connor Zary score, while Dustin Wolf earned his fourth victory in six starts this season with 21 saves on 23 shots. It was Calgary’s second victory in three games.
The losing streak for Montreal now stands at four games (0-3-1). Joel Armia assisted and scored a short-handed goal for the
Despite intense pressure, Sam Montembeault saved 33 of 36 shots as Calgary defeated Montreal 26–8 at the end of the first period.
The Canadiens were unfortunate because four of their shots struck the goalpost, even though they were outshot. Josh Anderson was narrowly offside prior to the play, according to a video review, but Brendan Gallagher also believed he had scored another goal in the third quarter.
The opening goal for Calgary came after a scramble in front of the Montreal goalie 4:20 into the second period. Emil Heineman stopped Daniil Miromanov’s shot, and it seemed as though the ball bounced off dead Flames forward Nazem Kadri.
This gave Connor Zary the opportunity to score his third goal of the year on the loose puck.
Joel Armia passed to an open Brendan Gallagher in front of the net at 16:23 into the second period, and Gallagher scored his sixth goal to level the score for the Canadiens.
At 5:56 of the third period, Montreal scored a shorthanded goal to take a 3-2 lead. During Calgary’s power play, Armia and Jake Evans had a two-on-one break, and Armia scored his second goal of the year at the end of the play.
Late in the first period, Calgary forward Anthony Mantha sustained a lower-body injury that prevented him from returning to the ice.
Brendan Gallagher scored on the power play for the Canadiens.
